Improved estimates of population trends of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in England and Wales for effective management of a protected species at the centre of a human-wildlife conflict

Author(s): Chamberlain, D.E., Austin, G.E., Green, R.E., Hulme, M.F. & Burton, N.H.K.

Published: January 2013

Journal: Bird Study Volume: 60 ( part 3 )

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1080/00063657.2013.798258

Staff Author(s)

Niall Burton

Head & Principal Ecologist

Sophie Bennett reflects on her recent three month placement at the BTO and the value of taking a step back from a PhD.

Recent BTO work focuses on understanding the variation in Curlew and other UK wader populations so that we can help suggest actions to conserve them.

Several tracking projects combine to determine the migration routes, wintering locations and breeding season movements of Welsh Curlew.