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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Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale
Author: Devictor, V., van Swaay, C., Brereton, T., Brotons, L., Chamberlain, D., Heliölä, J., Herrando, S., Julliard, R., Kuussaari, M., Lindström, Å., Reif, J., Roy, D.B., Schweiger, O., Settele, J., Stefanescu, C., Van Serien, A., Van Turnhout, C., Vermouzek, Z., DeVries, M.W., Wynhoff, I. & Jiguet, F.
Published: 2012
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Emergence of a Novel Avian Pox Disease in British Tit Species
Author: Lawson, B., Lachish, S., Colville, K.M., Durrant, C., Peck, K.M., Toms, M.P., Sheldon, B.C. & Cunningham, A.A.
Published: 2012
New collaborative research between the Zoological Society for London, University of Oxford, BTO, and RSPB, has used information collected by BTO Garden BirdWatch volunteers to document the emergence and spread of a severe form of avian pox virus in Paridae species, especially Great Tits.
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Disentangling the Relative Importance of Changes in Climate and Land-Use Intensity in Driving Recent Bird Population Trends
Author: Eglington, S.M. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2012
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Experimental Evidence for the Effect of Small Wind Turbine Proximity and Operation on Bird and Bat Activity
Author: Minderman, J., Pendlebury, C.J., Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Park, K.J
Published: 2012
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Climatic associations of British species distributions show good transferability in time but low predictive accuracy for range change
Author: Rappaccioulo, G., Roy, D.B., Gillings, S., Fox, R., Walker, K. & Purvis, A.
Published: 2012
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