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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Garden Birds and Other Wildlife
Author: Kate Risely and Clare Simm
Published: 2016
Gardens are great places for watching wildlife and for learning more about the birds and other creatures within them. This new book brings together the latest information on garden birds, much of it drawn from the British Trust for Ornithology's network of Garden BirdWatchers, to help you identify the birds visiting your garden and to understand their behaviour and needs.This guide is an excellent reference if you participate in Garden BirdWatch - the largest year-round garden bird recording project in the country.
23.05.16
Books and guides
Passerines may be sufficiently plastic to track temperature-mediated shifts in optimum lay date
Author: Phillimore, A.B., Leech, D.I., Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Hadfield, J.D.
Published: 2016
19.05.16
Papers
The winter distribution of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaeus
Author: Zöckler, T., Beresford, A.E., Bunting, G., Chowdhury, S.U., Clark, N.A., Kan Fu, V.W., Htin Hla, T., Morozov, V.V., Syroechkovskiy, E.E., Kashiwagi, M., Lappo, E.G., Tong, M., Long, T.L., Yu, Y-T., Huettmann, F., Akasofu, H.K., Tomida, H. & Buchanan, G.M.
Published: 2016
17.05.16
Papers
Vegetation structure influences foraging decisions in a declining grassland bird: the importance of fine-scale habitat and grazing regime
Author: Murray, C., Minderman, J., Allison, J. & Calladine, J.
Published: 2016
17.05.16
Papers Bird Study
Survival estimates of Northern gannets Morus bassanus in Alderney: Big data but low confidence
Author: Warwick-Evans, V., Green, J.A. & Atkinson, P.W.
Published: 2016
13.05.16
Papers