Publications

Publications

BTO create and publish a variety of important articles, papers, journals and other publications, independently and with our partners, for organisations, government and the private sector. Some of our publications (books, guides and atlases) are also available to buy in our online shop.

Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme

Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986–2023

This report presents the latest seabird population trends in breeding abundance and productivity using data from the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP). 

The report documents changes in the abundance and productivity of breeding seabird species in Britain and Ireland from 1986 to 2023, and provides a detailed account of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 breeding seasons.

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Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme

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BirdTrends 2017

Author: Massimino, D., Woodward, I.D., Hammond, M.J., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Barimore, C., Dadam, D., Eglington, S.M., Marchant, J.H., Sullivan, M.J.P., Baillie, S.R. & Robinson, R.A.

Published: 2018

The BirdTrends 2017 report is a one-stop shop for authoritative information about the population status of the common breeding birds of the wider UK countryside. The report is based on data gathered ...

01.01.18

Reports BirdTrends

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LifeCycle - Issue 6, Autumn 2017

Author: BTO / Multiple

Published: Autumn 2017

Issue 6 features articles on whoosh netting in your garden, spring trapping Red Kites and developing a nestbox project for Willow Tits. It also contains details of how to get involved in a new ...

21.12.17

Magazines Lifecycle

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The State of the UK's Birds 2017

Author: Hayhow D.B., Ausden M.A., Bradbury R.B., Burnell D., Copeland A.I., Crick H.Q.P., Eaton M.A., Frost T., Grice P.V., Hall C., Harris S.J., Morecroft M.D., Noble D.G., Pearce-Higgins J.W., Watts O., Williams J.M.

Published: 2017

05.12.17

Reports State of the UK's Birds

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What does 'traditional' management really mean?

Author: Dolman, P., Williamson, T., Fuller, R. & Barnes, G.

Published: 2017

Management for conservation often attempts to replicate the practices that were prevalent in historical times. There does, however, appear to be a lack of understanding of exactly what ‘traditional’ ...

01.12.17

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