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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.

O'Connor, R.J. 1987. Organization of avian assemblages - the influence of introspective habitat dynamics. Book title: Organization of Communities Past and Present: The 27th Symposium of The British Ecological Society, Aberystwyth 1986 Blackwell, Oxford : 163-183
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. 1987. The 1987 WSG Annual Conference -- a personal view. Wader Study Group Bulletin 51 : 18-20 View Abstract
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. 1987. The Birds of Estuaries Enquiry -- some results from the 1986-87 winter. Wader Study Group Bulletin 51 : 8-10 View Abstract
Rogers, M.J. & the Rarities Committee (including Marchant, J.H.) 1987. Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1986. British Birds 80 : 516-571
Salmon, D.G., Prys Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. 1987. Wildfowl and Wader Counts 1986-87. Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge
Taylor, G.K., Marchant, J.H. & Morgan, R.A. 1987. The breeding bird communities of woodlands in a new city. Acta Œcologica 8 : 293-299
Thompson, P.S. 1987. Further studies on the breeding biology of Redshank Tringa totanus L. Ph.D. thesis, Liverpool Polytechnic
Van der Elst, R. & Prys Jones, R.P. 1987. Mass killing by rats of roosting Common Noddies. Oryx 21 : 219-222
Ward, R.M. 1987. Surveillance of cliff nesting seabirds in Orkney 1987. Book title: Commissioned Research Report to Nature Conservancy Council no. 759 43pp.
Ward, R.M. & Tasker, M.L. 1987. The Abbeystead gull colony in 1987. Book title: Commissioned Research Report to Nature Conservancy Council no. 757 23pp.
Zhou, X., Houston, D.C. & Percival, S. 1987. The use of models to influence grazing sites chosen by Barnacle Geese on Islay, Scotland. Wildfowl 38 : 46-48
Baillie, S. 1986. Programs for processing bird ringing data on the BBC Micro-computer. BTO, Tring
Cracknell, G.S. 1986. Cereals and songbirds. BTO News 145 : 6-7
Cracknell, G.S. 1986. Population counts and observations at the Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri colony at Amanda Bay, Antarctica. Emu 86 : 113-117
Davis, T. 1986. Birdwatching with the BTO. Book title: Birdwatchers Yearbook 1986. Buckingham Press, Maids Moreton : 47-50
Fuller, R.J, Reed, T.M., Buxton, N.E., Webb, A., Williams, T.D. & Pienkowski, M.W. 1986. Populations of breeding waders Charadrii and their habitats on the crofting lands of the Outer Hebrides. Biological Conservation 37 : 333-361 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. 1986. Breeding bird communities on downland at Pitstone Hill before and after scrub clearance. Buckinghamshire Bird Report 1984 : 5-12
Fuller, R.J. & Langslow, D.R. 1986. Ornithological evaluation for wildlife conservation. Book title: Wildlife Conservation Evaluation. Chapman & Hall, London : 248-269
Galbraith, H, Baillie, S.R., Furness, R.W. & Russell, S. 1986. Regional variations in the dispersal patterns of Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis in northern Europe. Ornis Scandinavica 17 : 68-74
Gibbons, D.W. 1986. Brood parasitism and cooperative nesting in the Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus. Behaviour, Ecology & Sociobiology 19 : 221-232 View Abstract
Hayman, P.J., Marchant, J.H. & Prater, A.J. 1986. Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world. Christopher Helm, Beckenham
Kirby, J. 1986. Colour-marking of birds. Book title: The Birdwatchers Yearbook and Diary 1987. Buckingham Press, Maids Moreton : 30-34
Kirby, J. & Moser, M.E. 1986. The Birds of Estuaries Enquiry: some results from the 1985-86 winter. Wader Study Group Bulletin 48 : 9-10 View Abstract
Lack, P.C. 1986. Birds of the field. Natural World 17 : 13-15
Lack, P.C. 1986. Diurnal and seasonal variation in biomass of arthropods in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 24 : 47-51 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1986.tb00341.x)
Lack, P.C. 1986. Ecological correlates of migrants and residents in a tropical African savanna. Ardea 74 : 111-119
Lack, P.C. (compiler) 1986. The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser, Calton
Marchant, J.H. 1986. Identification, habits and status of Great Knot. British Birds 79 : 123-135
Marchant, J.H. 1986. Systematic list for 1984. Buckinghamshire Bird Report 1984 : 18-40
Marchant, J.H. 1986. Waterways Bird Survey: 1984-85 population changes. BTO News 144 : 6-7
Marchant, J.H. & Whittington, P.A. 1986. 1984-85 CBC index report. BTO News 146 : 7-10
Mead, C.J. & Hudson, R. 1986. Report on bird-ringing for 1985. Ringing & Migration 7 : 139-188
Moser, M.E. 1986. Breeding strategies of Purple Herons in the Camargue, France. Ardea 74 : 91-100
Moser, M.E. 1986. Prey profitability for adult Grey Herons Ardea cinerea and the constraints on prey size when feeding young nestlings. Ibis 128 : 392-405 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1986.tb02688.x)
Moser, M.E., Broad, R.A., Dennis, R.H. & Madders, M. 1986. The distribution and abundance of some coastal birds on the west and north-west coasts of Scotland in winter. Scottish Birds 14 : 61-67
O'Connor, R.J. 1986. Biological characteristics of invaders among bird species in Britain. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 314 : 583-598 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1986.0074)
O'Connor, R.J. 1986. Dynamical aspects of the avian habitat use. Book title: Wildlife 2000: modelling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison : 235-240
O'Connor, R.J. & Shrubb, M. 1986. Farming and Birds. University Press, Cambridge
O'Connor, R.J. & Shrubb, M. 1986. Recent changes in bird populations in relation to farming practices in England and Wales. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society 147 : 132-141
Ogilvie, M.A. 1986. The Mute Swan Cygnus olor in Britain in 1983. Bird Study 33 : 121-137
Phillips, B.N. 1986. The Fuerteventura Stonechat project. ICBP Study Report 8 : 1-30
Pienkowski, M.W., Fuller, R.J., Jackson, D.B. & Percival, S.M. 1986. Breeding waders of blackland, moorland and agriculturally improved moorland in the Uists and Benbecula. Scottish Birds 14 : 9-16
Salmon, D.G., Moser, M.E. & Kirby, J.S. 1986. Wildfowl and Wader Counts 1985-1986. Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge
Sitters, H.P. 1986. Woodlarks in Britain, 1968-83. British Birds 79 : 105-116
Glue, D.E. 1985. A noisy but secretive trio: Britain's woodpeckers. Country Life : 580-581
Brown, A.W. & Brown, L.M. 1985. The Scottish Mute Swan census 1983. Scottish Birds 13 : 140-148
Carter, S.P. & Evans, P.R. 1985. Integration of salmonid population dynamics with numbers and distribution of sawbills in Scotland.Final report to Nature Conservancy Council contract HF3-10-06.
Davis, T. 1985. The winter shorebird count in North Devon. Devon Birds 38 : 84-87
Fuller, R.J. & Marchant, J.H. 1985. Species-specific problems of cluster analysis in British mapping censuses. Book title: Bird Census and Atlas Studies. BTO, Tring : 83-86
Fuller, R.J., Baker, J.K., Morgan, R.A., Scroggs, R. & Wright, M. 1985. Breeding populations of the Hobby Falco subbuteo on farmland in the southern Midlands of England. Ibis 127 : 510-516 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1985.tb04845.x)

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