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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Evidence for the buffer effect operating in multiple species at a national scale
Author: Sullivan, M.J.P., Newson, S.E. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2015
New BTO research uses data from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) to quantify habitat-specific trends, providing novel insights into the processes that regulate UK bird populations, and allowing population responses to environmental change to be predicted with greater accuracy.
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BirdTrends 2014
Author: Baillie, S.R., Marchant, J.H., Leech, D.I., Massimino, D., Sullivan, M.J.P., Eglington, S.M., Barimore, C., Dadam, D., Downie, I.S., Harris, S.J., Kew, A.J., Newson, S.E., Noble, D.G., Risely, K. & Robinson, R.A.
Published: 2015
The BirdTrends 2020 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 by the many thousands of volunteers who contribute to BTO-led surveys.
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Climate-induced changes in river flow regimes will alter future bird distributions
Author: Royan, A., Prudhomme, C., Hannah, D.M., Reynolds, S.J., Noble, D.G., & Sadler, J.P.
Published: 2015
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Developing and enhancing biodiversity monitoring programmes: a collaborative assessment of priorities
Author: Pocock, M.J.O., Newson, S.E., Henderson, I.G., Peyton, J., Sutherland, W.J., Noble, D.G., Ball, S.G., Beckmann, B.C., Biggs, J., BreretonT., Bullock, D.J., Buckland, S.T., Edwards, M., Eaton, M.A., Harvey, M.C., Hill, M.O., Horlock, M., Hubble, D.S., Julian, A.M., Mackey, E.C., Mann, D.J., Marshall, M.J., Medlock, J.M., O'Mahony, E.M., Pacheco, M., Porter. K., Prentice, S., Procter, D.A., Roy, H.E., Southway, S.E., Shortall, C.R., Stewart, A.J.A., Wembridge, D.E., Wright, M.A. & Roy, D.B.
Published: 2015
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The impact of changing habitat availability on population trends of woodland birds associated with early successional plantation woodland
Author: Burgess, M.D., Bellamy, P.E., Gillings, S., Noble, D., Grice, P.V. & Conway, G.J.
Published: 2015
New research examining the relationship between the availability of young woodland and two declining species - the Tree Pipit and the Lesser Redpoll - indicates that while important, young woodland availability is not the primary driver of population trends in these species.
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