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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Notes on the WeBS-Defra Annual Cormorant Index
Author: Austin, G.E. & Burton, N.H.K.
Published: 2014
01.01.14
Reports
Guidance to Interpretation of Wetland Bird Survey Within-Site Trends
Author: Graham Austin & Viola Ross-Smith
Published: 2014
01.01.14
Reports
Review of knowledge regarding the effect of major estuarine developments on bird populations with reference to proposals for an airport in the Thames Estuary
Author: Lucy J. Wright, Veronica Mendez & Niall H.K. Burton
Published: 2014
BTO ecologists have recently reported on controversial proposals to build an airport on the Isle of Grain in the Thames Estuary.
01.01.14
Reports

Analysis of Lesser Black-backed Gull data to inform meta-population studies
Author: Ross-Smith, V.H., Grantham, M.J., Robinson, R.A. & Clark, J.A.
Published: 2014
01.01.14
Reports