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BTO Research Reports are scientific papers that have been self-published by the BTO. The following is a full list of those BTO research reports which have been published. Most are free to download, and links to Abstracts are included where possible.

Numbers missing from the list are those allocated but which were never produced or which have not been published. BTO recognises that, particularly in respect of commercially sensitive cases, a period of confidentiality is appropriate for some projects.  However, in the interests of scientific development and dissemination of information, we encourage clients to permit publication as soon as it is reasonable to do so.

If you wish to purchase a copy of a report please contact researchreports [at] bto.org.

More information about our Annual Service reports to JNCC 1992-2005.

50. Fuller, R.J., Ray, C.M. & Henderson, A.C.B. Publication Date: 1989. Distribution of breeding birds in Bradfield Woods, Suffolk in relation to coppice management. 48pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
49. Crick, H.Q.P, Baillie, S.R. & Percival, S.M. Publication Date: 1990. A review of raptor population monitoring. ISBN: 0-903793-05-9 72pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
47. Hudson, R. Publication Date: 1990. Implications of a 'Greenhouse climate' for British birds. ISBN: 0-903793-26-1 26pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
45. Prŷs-Jones, R.P. Publication Date: 1989. The abundance and distribution of wildfowl and waders on the Cleddau (Milford Haven). 118pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
44. Ward, R.M. Publication Date: 1989. Poole Bridge replacement environmental impact assessment: Ornithological studies. ISBN: 0-903793-27-X 194pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
43. Prŷs-Jones, R.P., Howells, R.J. & Kirby, J.S. Publication Date: 1989. The abundance and distribution of wildfowl and waders on the Burry Inlet. 90pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
42. Rose, P.M. & Baillie, S.R. Publication Date: 1989. The effects of collisions with overhead lines on British Birds: An analysis of ringing recoveries. ISBN: 0-903793-14-8 227pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
40. Clark, N.A. Publication Date: 1988. Wader migration and distribution in South West Estuaries. Also Wader migration and distribution in South West Estuaries Appendices (2 volumes - separately bound). 277pp £20.00
39. Hudson, R. Publication Date: 1989. Habitat and related changes to British ornithological sites between 1975-1985. 46pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
38. Prŷs-Jones, R.P., Kirby, J.S. & Evans, A. Publication Date: 1988. The role of the Uists as a late spring staging post for some Nearctic-breeding waders. ISBN: 0-903793-28-8 32pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
37. Shepherd, I.G. & Rose, P.M. Publication Date: 1988. An ornithological survey of the Killingholme area. 283pp £20.00 Download Report (PDF)
36. Rose, P.M. Publication Date: 1988. A survey of the wintering birds in the Fawley area (Part 1). 185pp £15.00
34. Tucker, G. Publication Date: 1988. A small-scale study of the comparative use of herbicide-treated and untreated headlands by birds in winter. 25pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
31. Phillips, B.N. Publication Date: 1988. An ornithological survey of the Fawley area. 123pp £10.00
30. Gibbons, D.W. Publication Date: 1987. The 'New Atlas' pilot fieldwork. 57pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
29. Lack, P.C. Publication Date: 1988. Farmland habitat features and birds. 13pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
28. Hudson, R. Publication Date: 1988. Breeding population estimates for selected bird species in ITE sample squares. 15pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
27. Thompson, P.S. Publication Date: 1987. The seasonal use of gardens by birds with special reference to supplementary feeding. 120pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
26. Prŷs-Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. Publication Date: 1987. Summary statistics for waders on United Kingdom estuaries, 1981/82 to 1985/86. Part 1: England. Part 2: Scotland. Part 3:Wales. Part 4: Northern Ireland. 400pp £25.00 Download Report (PDF)
25. Kirby, J.S. Publication Date: 1987. The ornithological significance of Flint marshes and mudflats to wildfowl and waders. 42pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
24. Kirby, J.S. Publication Date: 1987. The ornithological significance of the Mostyn Docks area of the Dee Estuary to wildfowl and waders. ISBN: 0-903793-32-6 41pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
23. O'Connor, R.J. & Pearman, D.N. Publication Date: 1987. Long-term trends in breeding success of some British birds. 138pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
22. Moser, M.E. Publication Date: 1986. Ecological effects of man's activities on waders. 12pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
21. Baillie, S.R., Green, R.E., Boddy, M. & Buckland, S.T. Publication Date: 1986. An evaluation of the Constant Effort Sites Scheme. 103pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
19. Baillie, S.R., Clark, N.A. & Ogilvie, M.A. Publication Date: 1986. Cold weather movements of waterfowl and waders: An analysis of ringing recoveries. 269pp £20.00 Download Report (PDF)
18. Cracknell, G.S. Publication Date: 1986. The effects on songbirds of leaving cereal crop headlands unsprayed. 66pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
17. Lack, P. Publication Date: 1985. Population estimates of birds wintering in Britain and Ireland. 52pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
16. Fuller, R.J. Publication Date: 1984. The distribution and feeding behaviour of breeding songbirds on cereal farmland at Manydown Farm, Hampshire, in 1984. 51pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
15. O'Connor, R.J. & Fuller, R.J. Publication Date: 1984. A re-evaluation of the aims and methods of the Common Birds Census. 157pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
14. Moser, M. Publication Date: 1984. Solway Firth shorebird survey. 173pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
13. Hudson, R.W. & Marchant, J.H. Publication Date: 1984. Population estimates for British breeding birds. 94pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
12. Fuller, R.J., Marchant, J.H. & Morgan, R.A. Publication Date: 1984. Monitoring farmland birds in Britain: Composition and representativeness of Common Birds Census samples. 47pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
11. Baillie, S.R. Publication Date: 1984. The movements of migratory birds in periods of severe cold weather. 66pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
10. Moser, M.E. Publication Date: 1983. An assessment of the importance of the Eden Estuary and the Firth of Tay for non-breeding populations of waders. 17pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
9. Fuller, R.J. & Taylor, K. Publication Date: 1983. Breeding birds and woodland management in some Lincolnshire limewoods. 25pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
8. O'Connor, R.J., Cawthorne, A. & Mead, C.J. Publication Date: 1982. The effects of severe winter weather on British Bird Populations. 53pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
7. Morgan, R.A. Publication Date: 1982. Breeding seasons of some British waders. 55pp £5.00
6. Mead, C.J. Publication Date: 1982. The possible impact of wind power generators on flying birds. 16pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
5. O'Connor, R.J. & Mead, C.J. Publication Date: 1981. Population level and nesting biology of the Stock Dove Columba oenas in Great Britain, 1930-1980. 47pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
4. O'Connor, R.J. & Marchant, J.H. Publication Date: 1981. A field validation of some Common Birds Census techniques. 260pp £20.00 Download Report (PDF)
3. Mead, C.J. Publication Date: 1981. Oil pollution mortality of British and Irish seabirds during the winter of 1980-81 analysed by colony of origin and age at death. 41pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
2. Mead, C.J. Publication Date: 1981. Ringing recoveries of Medway waders. 26pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
Newson, S. & Austin, G, Publication Date: 2022. Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo. ISBN: 978-1-78354-723-4 25pp Access via Natural England
Williams, J.M., Scott, S.E., Galbraith, C.A., Martay, B., Macphie, K.H., Hereward, H.F.R., Barton, M.G., Bowgen, K.M., Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Robinson, R.A. Publication Date: 2023. Climate change and migratory species: a review of impacts, conservation actions, indicators and ecosystem services.. ISBN: 978-0-86139-000-7 Available from the JNCC website
Challis, A., Wilson, M.W., Eaton, M.A., Etheridge, B., Kortland, K., Mattingley, W., Steele, L.D., Stevenson, A., Stirling-Aird, P., Thornton, M., Titherington, J., Wernham, C.V. and Wilkinson, N.I. Publication Date: 2022. Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme Trends Summary 2009–2018. Access this report on the SRMS website
Woodward, I.D., Franks, S.E., Bowgen, K., Davies, J.G., Green, R.M.W., Griffin, L.R., Mitchell, C., O’Hanlon, N., Pollock, C., Rees, E.C., Tremlett, C., Wright, L. & Cook, A.S.C.P. Publication Date: 2023. Strategic study of collision risk for birds on migration and further development of the stochastic collision risk modelling tool (Work Package 1: Strategic review of birds on migration in Scottish waters). ISBN: 978-1-83521-034-5 https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-an…
Broome, A., Fuller, R.J., Bellamy, P.E., Eichhorn, M.P., Gill, R.M.A., Harmer, R., Kerr, G. & Siriwardena, G.M. Publication Date: 2017. Implications of lowland broadleaved woodland management for the conservation of target bird species. Download Report (PDF)
Cook, A.S.C.P., Thaxter, C.B., Davies, J., Green, R.M.W., Wischnewski, S. & Boersch-Supan, P. Publication Date: 2023. Understanding seabird behaviour at sea part 2: improved estimates of collision risk model parameters. ISBN: 978-1-83521-271-4 https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-an…
Martay, B. & Noble, D. Publication Date: 2022. Scoping the feasibility of developments to the Terrestrial Bird Indicator for Scotland – urban, farmland and wetland indicators. https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-research-report-1300-scoping-feasibility-…
Newson, S.E., Boughey, K.L., Robinson, R.A & Gillings, S. Publication Date: 2021. Designing effective survey and sampling protocols for passive acoustic monitoring as part of the national bat monitoring. https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/4cc324dc-1ad8-446e-acdd-a656348025b3

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