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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.

Marchant, J.H. 1982. Bird population changes for the years 1980-1981. Bird Study 29 : 143-148 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658209476749)
Mead, C.J. 1982. Ringed birds killed by cats. Mammal Review 12 : 183-186 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1982.tb00014.x)
Mead, C.J. & Smith, K. 1982. Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas. HBBA, Tring
Morgan, R. 1982. The breeding biology of the Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in Britain. Bird Study 29 : 67-72 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658209476739)
O'Connor, R. & Cawthorne, A. 1982. How Britain's birds survived the winter. New Scientist 93 : 786-788
O'Connor, R.J. 1982. Habitat occupancy and regulation of clutch size in the European Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Bird Study 29 : 17-26 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658209476734)
O'Connor, R.J. 1982. Reproductive success in songbirds. Living Bird Quarterly 1 : 4-7
O'Connor, R.J. & Morgan, R.A. 1982. Some effects of weather conditions on the breeding of the Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata in Britain. Bird Study 29 : 41-48 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658209476736)
Spencer, R. 1982. Birds in winter -- an outline. Bird Study 29 : 169-182 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658209476754)
Spencer, R. & Hudson, R. 1982. Report on Bird-Ringing for 1981. Ringing & Migration 4 : 65-128
Taylor, K. 1982. Notes on the robbing behaviour of Arctic Terns at Puffin colonies. Seabird Report 6 : 94-97 View Abstract
Taylor, K. 1982. Predation/prey interactions between Great Black-backed Gulls and Puffins, and the evolutionary significance of Puffin grouping behaviour. Ph.D. thesis, University of St. Andrews
Taylor, K. & Marchant, J. 1982. Population changes for waterways birds, 1980-1981. Bird Study 29 : 139-142 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658209476748)
Baillie, S.R. 1981. Population dynamics of the Eider in north-east Scotland. Ph.D. thesis, University of Aberdeen
Davis, P.G. 1981. Trapping Methods for Bird Ringers. BTO, Tring
Duncan, N., Bullock, D. & Taylor, K. 1981. Boreray 1980 Expedition Report. Durham University
Fuller, R.J. 1981. Aspects of counting Lapwings and Curlews breeding on lowland grasslands. Wader Study Group Bulletin 33 : 14-16 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. 1981. The breeding habitats of waders on North Uist machair. Scottish Birds 11 : 142-152
Fuller, R.J. & Glue, D.E. 1981. The impact on bird communities of the modernisation of sewage treatment works. Effluent & Water Treatment Journal 21 : 27-31
Fuller, R.J. & Lloyd, D. 1981. The distribution and habitats of wintering Golden Plovers in Britain, 1977-78. Bird Study 28 : 169-195 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658109476721)
Furness, R.W. & Baillie, S.R. 1981. Age ratios, wing length and moult as indicators of the population structure of Redshank wintering on British estuaries. Ringing & Migration 3 : 123-132
Furness, R.W. & Baillie, S.R. 1981. Factors affecting capture rate and biometrics of Storm Petrels on St. Kilda. Ringing & Migration 3 : 137-148
Leach, I.H. 1981. Wintering Blackcaps in Britain and Ireland. Bird Study 28 : 5-14
Marchant, J. & Taylor, K. 1981. Bird population changes for the years 1979-80. Bird Study 28 : 147-152 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658109476715)
Marchant, J.H. 1981. Residual edge effects with the mapping bird census method. Studies in Avian Biology 6 : 488-491
Marchant, J.H. 1981. Waders. Book title: Wildfowl & Wader Counts 1980-81. Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge. : 30-49
Marchant, J.H. (ed.) 1981. Birds of Estuaries Enquiry 1976-77 to 1978-79. BTO, Tring
Mead, C.J. & Baillie, S. 1981. Seabirds and oil: the worst winter. Nature, London 292 : 10-11 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/292010a0)
Morgan, R.A. & Glue, D.E. 1981. Breeding survey of Black Redstarts in Britain, 1977. Bird Study 28 : 163-168 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658109476720)
O'Connor, R.J. 1981. Comparisons between migrant and non-migrant birds in Britain. Book title: Animal Migration. University Press, Cambridge : 167-195
O'Connor, R.J. 1981. Habitat correlates of bird distribution in British census plots. Studies in Avian Biology 6 : 533-537
O'Connor, R.J. 1981. The influence of observer and analyst efficiency in mapping method censuses. Studies in Avian Biology 6 : 372-376
Ogilvie, M.A. 1981. The Mute Swan in Britain, 1978. Bird Study 28 : 87-106
Prater, A.J. 1981. Estuary birds of Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser, Calton
Seed, R. & O'Connor, R.J. 1981. Community organisation in marine algal epifaunas. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 12 : 49-74 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1146/annurev.es.12.110181.000405)
Seed, R. & O'Connor, R.J. 1981. Epifaunal associates of Fucus serratus at Dale, south-west Wales. Holarctic Ecology 4 : 1-11 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1981.tb00974.x)
Seed, R., Elliott, M.N., Boaden, P.J.S. & O'Connor, R.J. 1981. The composition and seasonal changes amongst the epifauna associated with Fucus serratus L. in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 22 : 243-266
Smith, K.W. 1981. Snipe censusing methods. Bird Study 28 : 246-248 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658109476730)
Spencer, R. & Hudson, R. 1981. Report on bird-ringing for 1980. Ringing & Migration 3 : 213-256
Taylor, K. 1981. How many splendoured brooks?. Ecos 2 : 29-31
Taylor, K. & Marchant, J. 1981. Population changes to waterways birds, 1979-80. Bird Study 28 : 153-156 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658109476716)
Taylor, K. & Reid, J.B. 1981. Earlier colony attendance by Guillemots and Razorbills. Scottish Birds 11 : 173-180
Baillie, S.R. & Swann, R.L. 1980. The extent of post-juvenile moult in the Blackbird. Ringing & Migration 3 : 21-26
Cadbury, C.J. 1980. The status and habitats of the Corncrake in Britain 1978-79. Bird Study 27 : 203-218
Cawthorne, R.A. & Marchant, J.H. 1980. The effects of the 1978/79 winter on British bird populations. Bird Study 27 : 163-172 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658009476675)
Fuller, R.J. 1980. A method for assessing the ornithological interest of sites for conservation. Biological Conservation 17 : 229-239 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. & Glue, D.E. 1980. Sewage works as bird habitats in Britain. Biological Conservation 17 : 165-181 View Abstract
Glue, D.E. & Scott, D. 1980. Breeding biology of the Little Owl. British Birds 73 : 167-180
Hudson, R. 1980. Movements (migration) sections. Book title: The Birds of the Western Palearctic Vol 2. University Press, Oxford
Marchant, J.H. 1980. Bird population changes for the years 1978-79. Bird Study 27 : 173-178 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658009476676)

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