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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Investigating the impact of street lighting changes on garden moth communities
Author: Plummer, K.E., Hale, J.D., O’Callaghan, M.J., Sadler, J.P. & Siriwardena, G.M.
Published: 2016
04.08.16
Papers
Modelling flight heights of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Great Skuas from GPS: a Bayesian approach
Author: Ross-Smith, V.H., Thaxter, C.B., Masden, E.A., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Burton, N.H.K., Wright, L.J., Rehfisch, M.M. & Johnston, A.
Published: 2016
New research led by the BTO has used a combination of GPS-tracking and advanced statistics to provide new insights into seabird flight heights by night and day. This study gives important information on the risk of seabirds colliding with offshore wind turbines and at a time when governments worldwide are investing in offshore wind farms.
03.08.16
Papers
Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo, a long-distance nocturnally-migrating bird
Author: Hewson, C.M., Thorup, K., Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Atkinson, P.W.
Published: 2016
When the BTO began ground-breaking Cuckoo tracking project in 2011, we had very little idea where these birds spent the winter or how they got there. Our latest research not only reveals this information, but also shows that Cuckoos’ use of autumn migration routes helps explain population declines.
19.07.16
Papers
Results from the first GPS tracking of roof-nesting Herring Gulls Larus argentatus in the UK
Author: Rock, P., Camphuysen, C.J., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Ross-Smith, V.H. & Vaughan, I.P.
Published: 2016
13.07.16
Papers Ringing and Migration
The Breeding Bird Survey 2015
Author: Harris, S.J., Massimino, D., Newson, S.E., Eaton, M.A., Marchant, J.H., Balmer, D.E., Noble, D.G., Gillings, S., Procter, D. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2016
This is the 21st annual report of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), containing the population trends of widespread UK bird species during the period 1994-2015.
13.07.16
Reports BBS Report
