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It is BTO’s policy to make public the results of our research. Our aim is to publish as much as possible of our work in the peer reviewed scientific literature.  Many results are also published in our BTO Research Report series.

Freeman, S.N., Pomeroy, D.E. & Tushabe, H. 2003. On the use of Timed Species Counts to estimate avian abundance indices in species-rich communities. African Journal of Ecology 41 : 337-348 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2003.00481.x)
Fuller, R. & Browne, S. 2003. Effects of plantation structure and management on birds. Book title: Biodiversity in Britain's Planted Forests. Results from the Forestry Commission's Biodiversity Assessment Project Forestry Commission, Edinburgh : 93-99 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. 2003. Communal roosting behaviour of Black-throated Divers on a freshwater loch in late summer. British Birds 96
Gillings, S. 2003. Plugging the gaps -- winter studies of Eurasian Golden Plovers and Northern Lapwings. Wader Study Group Bulletin 100 : 25-29
Greenwood, J. & Chamberlain, D. 2003. Birds in urban landscapes. Avian Science 3 : 95-97 View Abstract
Greenwood, J.D., Crick, H.Q.P. & Bainbridge, I.P. 2003. Numbers and international importance of Raptors and Owls in Britain and Ireland. Book title: Birds of Prey in a Changing Environment: Based on the Proceedings of a SNH, BOU and JNCC Conference Dec 2002 The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 25-49
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2003. The monitoring of British breeding birds: a success story for conservation science?. The Science of the Total Environment 310 : 221-230 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00642-3)
Greenwood, J.J.D. & Carter, N. 2003. Organisation eines nationalen Vogelmonitorings durch den British Trust for Ornithology – Erfahrungsbericht aus Großbritannien. [Organising a national bird monitoring by the BTO - experiences from Britain.]. Berichte des Landesamtes für umweltschutz Sachsen-Anhalt : 14-26
Harrison, P.A., Vanhinsbergh, D.P., Fuller, R.J. & Berry, P.M. 2003. Modelling climate change impacts on the distribution of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland. Journal for Nature Conservation 11 : 31-42 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00036)
Lack, P. 2003. Obituary: Chris Mead 1940-2003. White Admiral 54 : 6-7
Lack, P. & Glue, D. 2003. Obituary: Christopher John Mead, 1940-2003. Ibis 145 : 716-717
Lack, P.C. 2003. Literature review: papers and notes on African birds published in December 2001 to November 2002. Bulletin African Bird Club 10 : 1-20
Lack, P.C. 2003. Pigeons. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 288-295
Lack, P.C. 2003. Suffolk Ringing Report 2002. Suffolk Birds 52 : 168-180
Lack, P.C. & Crowe, T.M. 2003. Guineafowl. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 190-191
Lack, P.C. & Gill, F.B. 2003. Sunbirds. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 586-589
Lack, P.C. & Perrins, C.M. 2003. Mousebirds. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 364-395
Lack, P.C. & Richford, A.S. 2003. Jacanas. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 244-245
Lack, P.C. & Richford, A.S. 2003. Painted Snipes. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 246-247
McKay, H., Russell, I., Rehfisch, M., Armitage, M., Packer, J. & Parrott, D. 2003. Pilot trials to assess the efficacy of fish refuges in reducing the impact of cormorants on inland fisheries. Book title: Interactions between fish and birds - implications for management(Fishing News Books) Blackwells, Oxford
Mead, C. 2003. 2003. The Migration Atlas - 90 years of bird-ringing and recording migration. British Wildlife 14 : 313-319
Musgrove, A.J., Langston, R.H.W., Baker, H. & Ward, R.M. (eds) 2003. Estuarine Waterbirds at Low Tide: the WeBS Low Tide Counts 1992-93 to 1998-99. WSG/BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Thetford
Nelson, S.H., Court, I., Vickery, J.A., Watts, P.N. & Bradbury, R.B. 2003. The status and ecology of the Yellow Wagtail in Britain. British Wildlife 14 : 270-274
Newson, S.E. & Bregnballe, T. 2003. Estimating reproductive success of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo: reliability and limitations of current methodology. Vogelwelt 124 : 143-148
Ogilvie, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (incl. Crick, H.Q.P.) 2003. Non-native birds breeding in the United Kingdom in 2001. British Birds 96 : 620-625
Ogilvie, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (incl. Crick, H.Q.P.) 2003. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2001. British Birds 96 : 486-519
Petit, S., Chamberlain, D.E., Haysom, K., Pywell, R., Vickery, J., Warman, E., Allen D. & Firbank, L.G. 2003. Knowledge-based models for predicting species occurrence in arable conditions. Ecography 26 : 626-640 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2003.03545.x)
Pollitt, M.S., Hall, C., Holloway, S.J., Hearn, R.D., Marshall, P.E., Musgrove, A.J., Robinson, J.A. & Cranswick, P.A. 2003. The Wetland Bird Survey 2000-01: Wildfowl and Wader Counts. BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Slimbridge
Rehfisch, M.M. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2003. Predicting the impact of climatic change on Arctic-breeding waders. Wader Study Group Bulletin 100 : 86-95 View Abstract
Rehfisch, M.M., Austin, G.E., Armitage, M.J.S., Atkinson, P.W., Holloway, S.J., Musgrove, A.J. & Pollitt, M.S. 2003. Numbers of wintering waterbirds in Great Britain and the Isle of Man (1994/1995-1998/1999): II Coastal waders (Charadrii). Biological Conservation 112 : 329-341 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00330-0)
Rehfisch, M.M., Holloway, S.J. & Austin. G.E. 2003. Population estimates of waders on the non-estuarine coasts of the UK and the Isle of Man during the winter of 1997-98. Bird Study 50 : 22-32 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461286)
Rehfisch, M.M., Insley, H. & Swann B. 2003. Fidelity of overwintering shorebirds to roosts on the Moray Basin, Scotland: implications for predicting impacts of habitat loss. Ardea 91 : 53-70 View Abstract
Robinson, R.A., Crick, H.Q.P. & Peach, W.J. 2003. Population trends of Swallows Hirundo rustica breeding in Britain. Bird Study 50 : 1-7 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461283)
Russell, I.C., Bearhop, S., Newson, S.E., Winney, B., Allchin, C.R., & Kirk, R.S. 2003. Multi-disciplinary analysis of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carcasses. Vogelwelt 124 : 157-166
Sparks, T.H., Crick, H.Q.P., Dunn, P.O. & Sokilov, L.V. 2003. Birds. Book title: Phenology: An Integrated Environmental Science Kluwer, Dordrecht : 421-436
Stillman, R.A., West, A.D., Goss-Custard, J.D., Caldow, R.W.G.,Mcgrorty, S., Durell, S.E.A.L.D., Yates,M.G., Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Bell, M.C., Dare, P.J. & Mander, M. 2003. An individual behaviour-based model can predict shorebird mortality using routinely collected shellfishery data. Journal of Applied Ecology 40 : 1 090-1 101
Toms, M. 2003. The BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch Book. BTO, Thetford
Toms, M.P., Crick, H.Q.P. & Shawyer, C.R. 2003. The status of breeding Barn Owls Tyto alba in the United Kingdom 1995-97: Project Barn Owl. Book title: Birds of Prey in a Changing Environment Scottish Natural Heritage, Edinburgh : 137-141
van Noordwijk, A.J., Speek, G., Clark, J.A., Rohde, Z. & Wassenaar, R.D. 2003. The EURING exchange code 2000. Journal of Ornithology 144 : 479-483 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/BF02465510)
Wither, A., Rehfisch, M. & Austin, G. 2003. The impact of bird populations on the microbiological quality of bathing waters. Book title: Diffuse Pollution Conference, Dublin 2003. Section 6. : 52-57 View Abstract
Ara 2002. Dynamics of extinction and the selection of nature reserves. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 269 : 1 971-1 980 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2121)
Atkinson, P.W. & Robinson, R.A. 2002. Diversity and scale-dependency in agricultural landscapes: the need for regionally flexible agri-environment schemes. Book title: Avian Landscape Ecology, Pure and Applied Issues in the Large-Scale Ecology of Birds IALE, Preston : 289-299 View Abstract
Atkinson, P.W., Asteraki, E.J., Conway, G.J., Fuller, R.J., Goodyear, J., Smith, R.E.N, Tallowin, J.R.B. & Vickery, J.A. 2002. Use of grassland by wintering birds: effects of management on their food resources. Book title: Conservation Pays? Reconciling environmental benefits with profitable grassland systems. Occasional Symposium No. 36. Proceedings of the joint British Grassland Society/ British Ecological Society Conference 2002. British Grassland Society : 61-64
Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J. & Vickery, J.A. 2002. Large-scale patterns of summer and winter bird distribution in relation to farmland type in England and Wales. Ecography 25 : 466-480 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002.250409.x)
Austin, G.E., Musgrove, A.J., Rehfisch, M.M. & Armitage, M.J.S. 2002. An objective method of quantifying the avian interest of an area by means of a weighted population index. Wader Study Group Bulletin 99 : 60-63 Link to Article (DOI: http://www.waderstudygroup.org/pubs/wsgbull/content.php)
Benton, T.G., Bryant, D.M., Cole, L. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2002. Linking agricultural practice to insect and bird populations: a historical study over three decades. Journal of Applied Ecology 39 : 673-687 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00745.x)
Besbeas, P., Freeman, S.N., Morgan, B.J.T. & Catchpole, E.A. 2002. Integrating mark-recapture-recovery and census data to estimate animal abundance and demographic parameters. Biometrics 58 : 540-547 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.2002.00540.x)
Bunce, R.G.J., Carey, P.D., Elena-Rossello, R., Orr, J., Watkins, J. & Fuller, R. 2002. A comparison of different biological classification of Europe, Great Britain and Spain. Journal of Environmental Management 65 : 121-134 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1006/jema.2002.0533)
Burton, N.H.K. 2002. Red Grouse chick eaten by sheep. British Birds 95
Burton, N.H.K., Armitage, M.J.S., Musgrove, A.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2002. Impacts of man-made landscape features on numbers of estuarine waterbirds at low tide. Environmental Management 30 : 857-864 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2732-5)

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