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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LifeCycle - Issue 10, Spring 2021
Author: BTO / Multiple
Published: 2021
Includes the results from the 2020 breeding season as well as articles on catching corvids, nesting in your garden and finding Blackcap nests. It also introduces readers to the wonderful world of flat flies.
01.06.21
Magazines Lifecycle
Recovering the Eurasian Curlew in the UK and Ireland: progress since 2015 and looking ahead
Author: Douglas, D.J.T., Brown, D., Cohen, S., Colwell, M., Donaghy, A., Drewitt, A., Finney, K., Franks, S., Heptinstall, D., Hilton, G., Kelly, S., Lindley, P., McCarthy, B., McCulloch, N., O’Donoghue, B., Sanders, S., Thompson, P. & Whitehead, S.
Published: 2021
Work in 2015 identified Curlew as the UK's most pressing avian conservation priority. New research reviews progress since that time, both in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and concludes that there has been little change in this species' precarious status.
01.06.21
Papers
Temperature and density influence survival in a rapidly declining migratory shorebird
Author: Cook, A.S.C.P., Burton, N.H.K., Dodd, S.G., Foster, S., Pell, R.J., Ward, R.M., Wright, L.J. & , Robinson, R.A.
Published: 2021
By studying data from over 15,000 ringed Curlew, researchers have determined that conservation efforts for this declining species should focus on increasing breeding success.
19.05.21
Papers
The Breeding Bird Survey 2020
Author: Harris, S.J., Massimino, D., Balmer, D.E., Eaton, M.A., Noble, D.G., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Woodcock, P. & Gillings, S.
Published: 2021
Despite limited 2020 data due to COVID-19 restrictions, the latest BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey report reveals interesting trends.
13.05.21
Reports BBS Report
Dynamic space use of Andalusian rice fields by Lesser Black-Backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) is driven by flooding
Author: van Rees, C.B., Aragonés, D., Bouten, B., Thaxter, C.B., Stienen, E., Bustamante, J. & Green, A.J.
Published: 2021
GPS tracking of Lesser Black-backed Gulls wintering in southern Spain reveals how birds’ movements change through the rice harvest cycle, and shows the potential for contamination of arable land by gulls moving between rice paddies and landfill sites.
06.05.21
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