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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.

Langston, R.H.W., Wotton, S.R., Conway, G.J., Wright, L.J., Mallord, J.W., Currie, F.A., Drewitt, A.L., Grice, P.V., Hoccom, D.G. & Symes, N. 2007. Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Woodlark Lullula arborea - recovering species in Britain?. Ibis 149 : 250-260 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00709.x)
Leech, D.I. 2007. The BTO's Nest Record Scheme - the value of counting your eggs before they hatch. British Wildlife 18 : 229-234
Leech, D.I. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Influence of climate change on the abundance, distribution and phenology of woodland bird species in temperate regions. Ibis 149 : 128-145 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00729.x)
Lewis, A.J.G, Amar, A., Cordi-Piec, D. & Thewlis, R.M. 2007. Factors influencing Willow Tit Poecile montanus site occupancy a comparison of abandoned and occupied woods. Ibis 149 : 205-213 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00733.x)
Macleod, C.J., Parish, D.M.B. & Robinson, R.A. 2007. Niche opportunities and introduced birds: temporal variation in resource abundance. Book title: Temporal Explicitness in Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Changes in Time. Springer, New York : 252-268
Macleod, R., Lind, J. Clark, J. & Cresswell, W. 2007. Mass regulation in response to predation risk can indicate population declines. Ecology Letters 10 : 945-955 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01088.x)
Mazzetta, C., Brooks, S.P. & Freeman, F.N. 2007. On smoothing trends in population index modelling. Biometrics 63 : 1 007-1 014 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2007.00820.x)
McKenzie, A.J., Petty, S.J., Toms, M.P. & Furness, R.W. 2007. Importance of Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis seed and garden bird-feeders for Siskins Carduelis spinus and Coal Tits Periparus ater. Bird Study 54 : 236-247 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461480)
Miles, W., Freeman, S.N., Harrison, N.M. & Balmer, D. 2007. Measuring passerine productivity using Constant Effort Sites: the effect of missed visits. Ringing & Migration 23 : 231-237 View Abstract
Morgan, B.J.T., Revell, D.J. & Freeman, S.N. 2007. A note on simplifying likelihoods for site occupancy models. Biometrics 63 : 618-621 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00724.x)
Newson, S.E., Marchant, J.H., Ekins, G.R. & Sellers, R.M. 2007. The status of inland-breeding Great Cormorants in England. British Birds 100 : 289-299
Quine, C.P., Fuller, R.J., Smith, K.W. & Grice, P.V. 2007. Stand management: a threat or opportunity for birds in British woodland?. Ibis 149 : 161-174 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00742.x)
Rasmussen, L.M. & Gillings, S. 2007. Results of a coordinated count of Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria in Northern Europe, October 2003. Wader Study Group Bulletin 114 : 60-64
Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus picus. Book title: Birds of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland : 322-323
Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Helping birds adapt to climate change. Book title: Proceedings of the Practicalities of Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation. Conference of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Cardiff, November 2006. IEEM : 92-101
Robinson, R. 2007. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris. Book title: Birds of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland : 1 314-1 317
Robinson, R. 2007. Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis.. Book title: Birds of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland : 1 069-1 073
Robinson, R.A., Baillie, S.R. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Weather-dependent survival: implications of climate change for passerine population processes. Ibis 149 : 357-364 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00648.x)
Robinson, R.A., Freeman, S.N., Balmer, D.E. & Grantham, M.J. 2007. Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti: analysis of an expanding population. Bird Study 54 : 230-235 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461479)
Siriwardena, G.M. & Anderson, G.Q.A. 2007. How can agri-environment measures providing winter food for birds best deliver population increases?. Aspects of Applied Biology 81 : 117-126
Siriwardena, G.M., Stevens, D.K., Anderson, G.Q.A., Vickery, J.A., Calbrade, N.E. & Dodd, S. 2007. The effect of supplementary winter seed food on breeding populations of farmland birds: evidence from two large-scale experiments. Journal of Applied Ecology 44 : 920-932 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01339.x)
Smith, K., Fuller, R., Currie, F., Grice, P., & Quine, C. 2007. Foreword. Ibis 149 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00779.x)
Snow, L.C., Newson, S.E., Musgrove, A.J., Cranswick, P.A., Crick, H.Q.P. & Wilesmith, J.W. 2007. Risk-based surveillance for H5N1 avian influenza virus in wild birds in Great Britain. Veterinary Record 161 : 775-781 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.23.775)
Sparks, T., Tryjanowski, P., Cooke, A., Crick, H. & Kuźniak, S. 2007. Vertebrate phenology at similar latitudes: temperature responses differ between Poland and the United Kingdom. Climate Research 34 : 93-98 Link to Article (DOI: 10.3354/cr034093)
Sparks, T.H., Huber, K., Bland, R.L., Crick, H.Q.P., Croxton, P.J., Flood, J., Loxton, R.G., Mason, C.F., Newnham, J.A. & Tryjanowski, P. 2007. How consistent are trends in arrival (and departure) dates of migrant birds in the UK?. Journal of Ornithology 148 : 503-511 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0193-6)
SÆTHER, B-E., ENGEN, S., GRØTAN, V, FIEDLER, W., MATTHYSEN, E., VISSER, M. E., WRIGHT, J., MØLLER, A. P., ADRIAENSEN, F., VAN BALEN, H., BALMER, D. E., MAINWARING, M. C., MCCLEERY, R. H., PAMPUS, M, WINKEL, W. 2007. The extended Moran effect and large-scale synchronous fluctuations in the size of great tit and blue tit populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 315-325 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01195.x)
Toms, M.P. 2007. Are gardens good for birds or birdwatchers?. British Wildlife 19 : 77-83
Tratolos, J., Fuller, R.A., Evans, K.L., Davies, R.G., Newson, S.E., Greenwood, J.J.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2007. Bird densities are associated with household densities. Global Change Biology 13 : 1 685-1 695 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01390.x)
Vaughan, I.P., Noble, D.G. & Ormerod, S.J. 2007. Combining surveys of river habitats and river birds to appraise riverine hydromorphology. Freshwater Biology 52 : 2 270-2 284 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01837.x)
Webb, T.J., Noble, D. & Freckleton, R.P. 2007. Abundance-occupancy dynamics in a human dominated environment: linking interspecific and intraspecific trends in British farmland and woodland birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 123-134 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01192.x)
Whittingham, M.J., Krebs, J.R., Swetnam, R.D., Vickery, J.A., Wilson, J.W. & Freckleton, R.P. 2007. Should conservation strategies consider spatial generality? Farmland birds show regional not national patterns of habitat association. Ecology Letters 10 : 25-35 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00992.x)
Wilson, A., Vickery, J. & Pendlebury, C. 2007. Agri-environment schemes as a tool for reversing declining populations of grassland waders: mixed benefits from Environmentally Sensitive Areas in England. Biological Conservation 136 : 128-135 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.010)
Wright, L.J., Hoblyn, R.A., Sutherland, W.J. & Dolman, P.M. 2007. Reproductive success of Woodlarks Lullula arborea in traditional and recently colonized habitats. Bird Study 54 : 315-323 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461491)
Atkinson, P.W., Austin, G.E., Rehfisch, M.M., Baker, H., Cranswick, P., Kershaw, M., Robinson, J., Langston, R.H.W., Stroud, D.A., Van Turnhout, C. & Maclean, I.M.D. 2006. Identifying declines in waterbirds: the effects of missing data, population variability and count period on the interpretation of long-term survey data. Biological Conservation 130 : 549-559 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.018)
Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dey, A., Duiven, A.G., Gillings, S., Gonzalez, P.M., Harrington, B.A., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Newton, J., Niles, L.J., Robinson, R.A., de Lima Serrano, I. & Sitters, H.P. 2006. Using stable isotope ratios to unravel shorebird migration and population mixing: a case study with the Red Knot Calidris canutus. Book title: Waterbirds around the world The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 535-540
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, J.A., Delany, S., Diagana, C.H., du Feu, C., Fiedler, W., Fransson, T., Gaulthier-Clerc, M., Grantham, M., Gschweng, M., Hagemeijer, W., Helmink, T., Johnson, A., Khomenko, S., Martakis, G., Overdijk, O., Robinson, R.A., Solokha, A., Spina, F., Sylla, S.I., Veen, J. & Visser, D. 2006. Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread avian influenza in Europe. Book title: Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread of Avian Influenza in Europe. Wetlands International, Wageningen View Abstract
Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.A., Gillings, S. & Vickery, J.A. 2006. Counting birds on farmland habitats in winter. Bird Study 53 : 303-309 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461446)
Austin, G.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. S08-5 A methodology for predicting the impact of sea level rise on shorebirds (Charadrii) in estuaries. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52 : 169-172 View Abstract
Austin, G.E., Maclean, I.M.D., Atkinson, P.W. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. The UK Waterbirds Alerts System. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 705-710
Baillie, S.R., Balmer, D.E., Downie, I.S. & Wright, K.H.M. 2006. Migration Watch: an Internet survey to monitor spring migration in Britain and Ireland. Journal of Ornithology 147 : 254-259 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0062-8)
Baker, H., Stroud, D.A., Aebischer, N.J., Cranswick, P.A., Gregory, R.D., McSorley, C.A., Noble, D.G. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. Population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the United Kingdom. British Birds 99 : 25-44
Banks, A.N., Collier, M.P., Austin, G.E., Hearn, R.D. & Musgrove, A.J. 2006. Waterbirds in the UK 2004/05: the Wetland Bird Survey. BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Thetford
Besbeas, P. & Freeman, S.N. 2006. Methods for joint inference from panel survey and demographic data. Ecology 87 : 1 138-1 145 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1138:MFJIFP]2.0.CO;2)
Brotons, L, Sierdsema, H., Newson, S.E., Jiguet, F. & Gregory, R. 2006. Spatial modelling of large-scale bird monitoring data: towards pan-European quantitative distribution maps. Journal of Ornithology 147 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0093-1)
Burton, N.H.K. 2006. Nest orientation and hatching success in the tree pipit Anthus trivialis. Journal of Avian Biology 37 : 312-317 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03822.x)
Burton, N.H.K. 2006. The impact of the Cardiff Bay barrage on wintering waterbirds. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh
Burton, N.H.K., Rehfisch, M.M., Clark, N. & Dodd, S.G. 2006. Impacts of sudden winter habitat loss on the body condition and survival of redshank Tringa totanus. Journal of Applied Ecology 43 : 464-474 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01156.x)
Calladine, J., Robertson, D. & Wernham, C. 2006. The ranging behaviour of some granivorous passerines on farmland in winter determined by mark-recapture ringing and by radiotelemetry. Ibis 148 : 169-173 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00488.x)
Calladine, J.R., Park, K.J., Thompson, K. & Wernham, C.V. 2006. Review of urban gulls and their management in Scotland: a report to the Scottish Executive. Scottish Executive, Edinburgh View Abstract
Catry, P., Lecoq, M., Conway, G., Felgueiras, M., King, J.M.B. & Hamdi, S. 2006. Are Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla differential distance migrants by sex?. Ardeola 53 : 31-38 View Abstract

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