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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Additional analysis to inform SNCB recommendations regarding collision risk modelling
Author: Cook, A.S.C.P.
Published: 2021
17.08.21
Reports

Assessing movements of Lesser Black-backed Gulls using GPS tracking devices in relation to the Walney Extension and Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farms
Author: Clewley, G.D., Thaxter, C.B., Humphreys, E.M., Scragg, E.S., Bowgen, K.M., Bouten, W., Masden, E.A. & Burton, N.H.K.
Published: 2021
Offshore wind farm developments form a major part of the UK government’s commitment to obtain 15% of the UK’s energy needs from renewable sources by 2020. However, there is concern over the potential detrimental effects that offshore developments may have on bird populations.
17.08.21
Reports

The Shetland Bird Survey: Population trends for widespead breeding birds 2002-2019
Author: Hughes, R., O'Hanlon, N.J., Calladine, J. & Harvey, P.V.
Published: 2021
Population trends are estimated for the first time for twelve species based on Shetland Breeding Bird Survey data collected between 2002 and 2019.
02.08.21
Papers

Numbers of Spoon-billed Sandpipers in Jiangsu Province, China, during the post-breeding moult in relation to recent changes in the intertidal zone.
Author: Chang, Q., Ki, T.L.T., Anderson, G.Q.A., Brides, K., Clark, N.A., Ding, J., Leung, K.K.S., Li, J., Melville, D.S., Phillips, J., Weston, E., Yang, Z. & Green, R.E.
Published: 2021
02.08.21
Papers

Woodland management and birds. Part 1. Sylvicultural systems and tree species.
Author: Fuller, R.
Published: 2021
22.07.21
Papers
