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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.

510. Conway, G.J., Burton, N.H.K., Handschuh, M. & Austin, G.E. Publication Date: 2008. UK population estimates from the 2007 breeding Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover surveys. ISBN: 978-1-906204-44-0 38pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
505. Calbrade, N.A., Musgrove, A.J. & Rehfisch, M.R. Publication Date: 2008. Colne Estuary low tide counts 2007/08. ISBN: 978-1-906204-72-3 38pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
504. Maclean, I.M.D., Wright, L.J., Austin, G.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2008. A marine assessment and monitoring framework for application by UKMMAS and OSPAR: Review of coastal waterbird indicators and identification of gaps. Link to Report
503. Burton, N.H.K. & Conway, G.J. Publication Date: 2008. Assessing population change of breeding Ringed Plovers in the UK between 1984 and 2007. ISBN: 978-1-906204-63-1 15pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
502. Everard, M. & Noble, D. Publication Date: 2008. Association of British breeding birds with freshwater wetland habitats. ISBN: 978-1-906204-34-1 40pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
501. Austin, G.E., Collier, M.P. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2007. 2007 Non-estuarine Coastal Waterbird Survey: population estimates and broad comparisons with previous surveys. ISBN: 978-1-906204-52-5 31pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
500. Maclean, I.M.D., Cranswick, P.A., Fairney, N.P., Smith, L.E., Hall, C., Musgrove, A.J., Haycock, B., Sanderson, W.W., Whitehead, S. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2008. Marine Monitoring Project: ground and aerial monitoring of inshore Special Protection Areas: Common Scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2007-2008.
498. Noble, D., Everard, M. & Joys, A. Publication Date: 2008. Development of wild bird indicators for freshwater wetlands and waterways: provisional indicators. ISBN: 978-1-906204-35-8 41pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
497. Austin, G.E., Calbrade, N.A., Rehfisch, M.R. & Wright, L.J. Publication Date: 2008. Humber Estuary SPA waterbird populations: trend analyses by count sector. ISBN: 978-1-906204-68-6 216pp £20.00 Download Report (PDF)
496. Calladine, J., Garner, G. & Wernham, C. Publication Date: 2008. Developing methods for the field survey and monitoring of breeding Short-eared Owls (Asio flammeus) in the UK: final report from pilot fieldwork in 2006 and 2007. ISBN: 978-1-906204-32-7 60pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
495. Newson, S.E., Dulvy, N., Hays, G.C., Houghton, J.D.R., Gerard, F.F., Hutson, A.M., Macleod, C.D., Mendes, S., Robinson, R., Sparks, T.H., Pierce, G.J. & Crick, H.Q.P. Publication Date: 2008. Indicators of the impact of climate change on migratory species. ISBN: 978-1-906204-40-2 106pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
494. Gillings, S., Wilson, A.M., Conway, G.J., Vickery, J.A., Fuller, R.J., Beavan, P., Newson, S.E., Noble, D.G. & Toms, M.P. Publication Date: 2007. Winter Farmland Bird Survey. ISBN: 978-1-906204-31-0 158pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
493. Calladine, J., Garner, G. & Humphreys, L. Publication Date: 2013. A sample survey of the breeding birds at woodland expansion sites of the Scottish Forest Alliance in 2007. ISBN: 978-1-908581-19-8 48pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
490. Hewson, C.M., Fuller, R.J., Amor, A. & Smith, K. Publication Date: 2012. Changes in the structure of British woodland bird communities between the 1980s and 2003-2004; analysis of Repeat Woodland Bird Survey data. ISBN: 978-1-908581-15-0 102pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
489. Banks, A.N., Wright, L.J., Maclean, I.M.D., Hann, C. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2009. Review of the status of introduced non-native waterbird species in the area of African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement: 2007 update. ISBN: 978-1-906204-65-5 146pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
487. Baillie, S.R., Marchant, J.H., Crick, H.Q.P., Noble, D.G., Balmer, D.E., Barimore, C., Coombes, R.H., Downie, I.S., Freeman, S.N., Joys, A.C., Leech, D.I., Raven, M.J., Robinson, R.A. & Thewlis, R.M. Publication Date: 2007. Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside: their conservation status 2007. https://www.bto.org/birdtrends2007/index.htm
486. Maclean, I.M.D., Rehfisch, M.M., Robinson, R.A. & Delany, S. Publication Date: 2007. The effects of climate change on migratory waterbirds within the African-Eurasian flyway. ISBN: 978-1-906204-51-8 99pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
485. Vickery, J., Chamberlain, D., Evans, A., Ewing, S., Boatman, N., Pietravalle, S., Norris, K. & Butler, S. Publication Date: 2007. Predicting the impact of future agricultural change and uptake of Entry Level Stewardship on farmland birds. ISBN: 978-1-906204-29-7 189pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
484. Maclean, I.M.D., Skov, H. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2007. Further use of aerial surveys to detect bird displacement by offshore wind farms. ISBN: 978-0-9557501-1-3 Download Report (PDF)
483. Burton, N.H.K., Maclean, I..M.D. & Austin, G.E. Publication Date: 2007. An assessment of the feasibility of annual monitoring of winter gull roosts in the UK and possible outputs from such a scheme. ISBN: 978-1-906204-54-9 54pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
482. Carter, N. Publication Date: 2007. Lark Rise Farm, Barton, Cambridgeshire (Plot 1571). The Countryside Restoration Trust report on breeding birds 2005. ISBN: 978-1-906204-25-9 17pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
480. Maclean, I.M.D., Frederiksen, M. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2007. Potential use of population viability analysis to assess the impact of offshore windfarms on bird population. Download Report (PDF)
479. Austin, G.E., Banks, A.N. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2007. New developments towards a more comprehensive assessment of trends in the wintering waterbird assemblage. ISBN: 978-1-906204-57-0 30pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
478. Carter, N. Publication Date: 2007. Westfield Farm, Cambs (Plot 1572) The Countryside Restoration Trust Report on Breeding Birds 2005. ISBN: 978-1-906204-21-1 12pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
477. Banks, A.N., Bolt, D., Bullock, I.D., Collier, M.P., Fairney, N.P., Hasler, C., Haycock, B., Maclean, I.M.D., Roberts, N.P., Sanderson, W.G., Schofield, R.A., Smith, L., Swan, J.M., Taylor, R.H.A. & Whitehead, S. Publication Date: 2007. Ground and aerial monitoring for Carmarthen Bay SPA 2004-2007. Download Report (PDF)
473. Calladine, J. & Wernham, C. Publication Date: 2007. Extensive monitoring of Arctic alpine birds in Scotland: a pilot survey to test the potential of using volunteer surveys. ISBN: 978-1-906204-24-2 62pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
472. Calladine, J., Garner, G. & Wernham, C. Publication Date: 2012. Developing methods for the field survey and monitoring of breeding Short-eared Owls (Asio flammeus) in the UK: an interim report from pilot fieldwork in 2006. ISBN: 978-1-908581-17-4 62pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
469. Robinson, R.A., Burton, N.H.K., Clark, J.A. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2007. Monitoring survival of waders in Britain. ISBN: 1-904870-73-2 77pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
468. Newson, S.E., Crick, H.Q.P., Clark, J.A. & Moss, D. Publication Date: 2007. Timing of breeding of moorland birds in Wales. ISBN: 1-904870-97-X 55pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
467. Banks, A.N., Maclean, I.M.D., Collier, M.P., Hainsworth, I., Howells, R.J. & Hughes, D.S. Publication Date: 2007. Monitoring bird distribution and behaviour on the Carmarthen Bay & Estuaries SAC at low tide. ISBN: 978-1-906204-28-0 83pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
466. Grantham, M.J. & Newson, S.E. Publication Date: 2007. Post-mortem analysis of bird corpses from the grounding of MSC Napoli. ISBN: 978-1-906204-08-2 21pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
465. Burton, N.H.K. & Maclean, I.M.D. Publication Date: 2007. The effects on waterbirds of dredging at the Cardiff Bay Barrage: report for 2006/07. ISBN: 1-904870-98-8 28pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
464. Henderson, I., Chamberlain, D., Davis, S. & Noble, D. Publication Date: 2007. Changes in breeding bird populations due to housing development based on bird density and assemblages along urban-rural gradients. ISBN: 978-1-906204-18-1 62pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
463. Atkinson, P., Choquet, R., Frederiksen, M., Gillings, S., Pradel, R. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2007. Towards developing thresholds for waterbirds that take into account turnover. ISBN: 978-1-906204-22-8 30pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
459. Calladine, J., Humphreys, L. & McPhie, F. Publication Date: 2007. The effects of thinning in commercial conifer plantations on breeding bird abundance and diversity in the north of Scotland. ISBN: 1-904870-95-3 35pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
457. Henderson, I., Clark, N. & Holloway, S. Publication Date: 2006. Changes in farmland bird abundance at Colworth 2000-2006 Final Report. ISBN: 1-904870-91-0 33pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
456. Banks, A.N., Burton, N.H.K., Calladine, J.R. & Austin, G.E. Publication Date: 2006. Winter gulls in the UK: population estimates from the 2003/04-2005/06 Winter Gull Roost Survey. ISBN: 978-1-904870-93-7 58pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
455. Pendlebury, C. Publication Date: 2006. An appraisal of "A review of goose collisions at operating wind farms and estimate of the goose avoidance rate" by Fernley, J., Lowther, S. & Whitfield, P. ISBN: 1-904870-90-2 30pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
454. Leech, D.I., Barimore, C.J., Crick, H.Q.P. & Shawyer, C.R. Publication Date: 2006. The BTO Barn Owl Monitoring Programme: sixth year 2005. ISBN: 1-904870-89-9 50pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
453. Robinson, R.A. & Clark, J.A. Publication Date: 2006. Declines of Afro-Palaearctic migrants: reviewing current information and developing hypotheses. ISBN: 1-904870-92-9 50pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
451. Austin, G.E., Burton, N.H.K. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2006. Newport Wetlands Reserve: assessment of the SPA potential of a newly established wetland 2000/01 to 2005/06. ISBN: 978-1-906204-00-6 32pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
448. Crick, H.Q.P., Atkinson, P.W., Newson, S.E., Robinson, R.A., Snow, L., Balmer, D.E., Chamberlain, D.E., Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Cranswick, P.A., Cromie, R., Hughes, B., Grantham, M.J., Lee, R., & Musgrove, A.J. Publication Date: 2006. Avian influenza incursion analysis (through wild birds). ISBN: 1-904870-87-2 165pp £40.00 Download Report (PDF)
446. Maclean, I.M.D., Skov, H., Freeman, S.N., Rehfisch, M.M. & Werner, P. Publication Date: 2006. Use of aerial surveys to detect bird displacement by offshore wind farms. Download Report (PDF)
445. Burton, N.H.K., Holloway, S.J., Thewlis, R.M., Carter, N. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2006. The potential effects on birds of onshore development for the proposed Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm: report for 2006. ISBN: 978-1-906204-02-0 21pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
444. Carter, N. Publication Date: 2006. Lark Rise Farm, Barton, Cambs (Plot 1571). The Countryside Restoration Trust report on breeding birds 2004. ISBN: 1-904870-79-1 17pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
443. Banks, A.N. Publication Date: 2006. Surveying waterbirds in Morecambe Bay for the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS), Low Tide Count Scheme. ISBN: 1-904870-76-7 172pp £15.00 Download Report (PDF)
442. Burton, N.H.K. & Goddard, A. Publication Date: 2006. Impacts of changes in sewage disposal on waterbirds wintering on the Northumbrian coast - Final report. ISBN: 978-1-906204-66-2 24pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
441. Austin, G.E., Banks, A.N. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2006. Developing a Scottish Wintering Waterbird Indicator. Download Report
440. Banks, A.N., Maclean, I.M.D., Burton, N.H.K., Austin, G.E., Carter, N., Chamberlain, D.E., Holt, C., Rehfisch, M.M., Pinder, S., Batty, A., Wakefield, E. & Gill, P. Publication Date: 2006. The potential effects on birds of the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm: report for February 2004 to April 2006. ISBN: 978-1-906204-05-1 267pp £20.00 Download Report (PDF)
438. Austin, G.E., Holloway, S. & Rehfisch, M.M. Publication Date: 2006. 2007 Non-estuarine coastal waterbird survey preparations and stratification. ISBN: 1-904870-99-6 15pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)

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