BirdTrends 2018

Author(s): Woodward, I.D., Massimino, D., Hammond, M.J., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Barimore, C., Dadam, D., Eglington, S.M., Marchant, J.H., Sullivan, M.J.P., Baillie, S.R. & Robinson, R.A.

Published: January 2019

Publisher: British Trust for Ornithology

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The BirdTrends 2018 report is a one-stop shop for authoritative information about the population status of the common breeding birds of the wider UK countryside. The report is based on data gathered by the many thousands of volunteers who contribute to BTO-led surveys.

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Ian Woodward

Senior Research Ecologist

Dario Massimino

Senior Data Scientist

Sarah Harris

SMP Organiser

Ellie Leech

Head of Ringing & Nest Recording Team

David Noble

Head & Principal Ecologist

Ruth Walker

Ringing & Nest Recording Communications Officer

Carl Barimore

Ringing & Nest Record Database Officer

Stephen Baillie

Honorary Research Fellow

Rob Robinson

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