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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.

Thackeray, S.J., Sparks, T.H., Frederiksen, M., Burthe, S., Bacon, P.J., Bell, J.R., Botham, M.S., Brereton, T. M., Bright, P.W., Carvalho, L., Clutton-Brock, T., Dawson, A., Edwards, M., Elliott, J.M., Harrington, R., Johns, D., Jones, D., Jones, I.D., Jones, J.T., Leech, D.I., Roy, D.B., Scott, W.A., Smith, M., Smithers, R.J., Winfield, I.J. & Wanless, S. 2010. Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments.. Global Change Biology 16 (part 12) : 3 304-3 313 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02165.x)
Amar, A., Smith, K.W., Butler, S., Lindsell, J.A., Hewson, C.M., Fuller, R.J. & Charman, E.C. 2010. Recent patterns of change in vegetation structure and tree composition of British broadleaved woodland: evidence from large-scale surveys. Forestry 83 : 345-356 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpq017)
Atkinson, P.W., Maclean, I.M. & Clark, N.A 2010. Impacts of shellfisheries and nutrient inputs on waterbird communities in the Wash, England. Journal of Applied Ecology 47 : 191-199 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01760.x)
Austin, G.E., Cook, A.S.C.P., Maclean, I.M.D., Mitchell, P.I., Rehfisch, M.M. & Wright, L.J. 2010. Healthy & Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group Technical Report Series: Evaluation and gap analysis of current and potential indicators for Seabirds & Waterbirds. JNCC, Peterborough.
Baker, P.J., Thomas, R.L., Newson, S.E., Thompson, V. & Paling, N.R.D. 2010. Habitat associations and breeding bird community composition within the city of Bristol, UK. Bird Study 57 : 183-196 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650903490270)
Banks, A.N., Crick, H.Q.P., Coombes, R., Benn, S., Ratcliffe, D.A. & Humphreys, E.M. 2010. The breeding status of Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus in the UK and Isle of Man in 2002. Bird Study 57 : 421-436 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.511148)
Bell, C.P., Baker, S.W., Parkes, N.G., Brooke, M.D. & Chamberlain, D.E. 2010. The role of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) in the decline of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Britain. Auk 127 : 411-420 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.09108)
Burton, N. (ed.) 2010. BOU Proceedings ? The Impacts of Non-native Species. View Abstract
Burton, N.H.K., Baker, H., Carter, I., Moore, N. & Clements, A. 2010. The impacts of non-native species: a review of the British Ornithologists' Union's Autumn 2008 Scientific Meeting. Ibis 152 : 654-659 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01033.x)
Burton, N.H.K., Musgrove, A.J., Rehfisch, M.M. & Clark, N.A. 2010. Birds of the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel: their current status and key environmental issues. Marine Pollution Bulletin 61 : 115-123 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.018)
Burton, N.H.K., Thaxter, C.B., Cook, A.S.C.P., Austin, G.E., Wright, L.J. & Clark, N.A. 2010. Evaluating the potential impacts of tidal power schemes on estuarine waterbirds. BOU Proceedings 2010 - Climate Change and Birds View Abstract
Butler, S.J., Mattison, E.H.A., Glithero, N.J., Robinson, L.J., Atkinson, P.W., Gillings, S., Vickery, J.A. & Norris, K. 2010. Resource availability and the persistence of seed-eating bird populations in agricultural landscapes : a mechanistic modelling approach. Journal of Applied Ecology 47 : 67-75 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01750.x)
Calbrade, N.A., Holt, C.A., Austin, G.E., Mellan, H.J., Hearn, R.D., Stroud, D.A., Wotton, S.R. & Musgrove, A.J. 2010. Waterbirds in the UK 2008/09: The Wetland Bird Survey. BTO/RSPB/JNCC, Thetford.
Calladine, J. & Morrison, N. 2010. The ranging behaviour and habitat selection by three Hawfinches Coccothraustes coccothraustes in late winter in Scotland. Ornis Fennica 87 : 119-123 View Abstract
Calladine, J., Garner, G., Wernham, C. & Buxton, N. 2010. Variation in the diurnal activity of breeding Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus: implications for their survey and monitoring. Bird Study 57 : 89-99 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650903437503)
Cave, V.M., King, R. & Freeman, S.N. 2010. An Integrated Population Model from Constant Effort bird-ringing data. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 15 : 199-137
Chamberlain, D.E., Joys, A., Johnson, P.J., Norton, L., Feber, R.E. & Fuller, R.J. 2010. Does organic farming benefit farmland birds in winter?. Biology Letters 6 : 82-84 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0643)
Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., du Feu, C., Wright, L.J., Conway, G.J., Blackburn, J.R., Leech, D.I., Barber, L.J., de Palacio, D., Griffin, B.M., Moss, D. & Schaefer, S. 2010. Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2009. Ringing & Migration 25 : 88-127 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2010.9674421)
Clark, N.A., Minton, C.D., Fox, J.W., Gosbell, K., Lanctot, R.B., Porter, R.R. & Yezerinac, S. 2010. The use of light-level geolocators to study wader movements. Wader Study Group Bulletin 117 View Abstract
Clements, A. 2010. Conservation in action in Britain & Ireland. Book title: Silent Summer: the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Clements, A. 2010. The impacts of non-native species - an introduction. In: BOU Proceedings 2010 - The Impacts of non-native Species. View Abstract
Davey, C., Vickery, J., Boatman, N., Chamberlain, D., Parry, H. & Siriwardena, G. 2010. Assessing the impact of Environmental Stewardship on lowland farmland birds in England. Aspects of Applied Biology 100 : 51-58 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.01001.x)
Davey, C.M., Vickery, J.A., Boatman, N.D., Chamberlain, D.E. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2010. Entry Level Stewardship may enhance bird numbers in boundary habitats. Bird Study 57 : 415-420 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.505642)
Davey, C.M., Vickery, J.A., Boatman, N.D., Chamberlain, D.E., Parry, H.R. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2010. Assessing the impact of Entry Level Stewardship on lowland farmland birds in England. Ibis 152 : 459-474 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2009.01001.x)
Douglas, D.J.T., Benton, T.G. & Vickery, J.A. 2010. Contrasting patch selection of breeding Yellowhammers Emberiza citrinella in set-aside and cereal crops. Bird Study 57 : 69-74 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650903311518)
Douglas, D.J.T., Newson, S.E., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G. & Robinson, R.A. 2010. How important are climate-induced changes in host availability for population processes in an obligate brood parasite, the European cuckoo?. Oikos Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18388.x)
Douglas, D.J.T., Vickery, J.A. & Benton, T.G. 2010. Variation in arthropod abundance in barley under varying sowing regimes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 135 : 127-131
Eglington, S.M., Bolton, M., Smart, M.A., Sutherland, W.J., Watkinson, A.R. & Gill, J.A. 2010. Managing water levels on wet grasslands to improve foraging conditions for breeding northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Journal of Applied Ecology 47 : 452-458 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01783.x)
Eglington, S.M., Davis, S.E., Joys, A.C., Chamberlain, D.E. & Noble, D.G. 2010. The effect of observer experience on English Breeding Bird Survey population trends. Bird Study 57 : 129-141 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650903440648)
Eigenbrod, F., Anderson, B.J., Armsworth, P.R., Heinemeyer, A., Gillings, S., Roy, D.B., Thomas, C.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2010. Representation of ecosystem services by tiered conservation strategies. Conservation Letters 3 : 184-191 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00102.x)
Eigenbrod, F., Armsworth, P.R., Anderson, B.J., Heinemeyer, A., Gillings, S., Roy, D.B., Thomas, C.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2010. Error propagation associated with benefits transfer based mapping of ecosystems. Biological Conservation 143 : 2 487-2 493 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.015)
Eigenbrod, F., Armsworth, P.R., Anderson, B.J., Heinemeyer, A., Gillings, S., Roy, D.B., Thomas, C.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2010. The impact of proxy-based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services. Journal of Applied Ecology : 377-385 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01777.x)
Everard, M. & Noble, D. 2010. The development of bird indicators for British freshwaters and wetlands. Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20 : 117-124 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1074)
Fuller, R.J. & Gill, M.A. 2010. The spread of non-native Muntjac and Fallow Deer: a problem for lowland woodland birds?. BOU Proceedings 2010 - Climate Change and Birds View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. & Rothery, P. 2010. Woodfuel management: prospects for reversing declines in woodland birds. BOU Proceedings 2010 - Climate Change and Birds View Abstract
Fuller, R.J., Humphreys, E.M., Wilson, J.D., Hoccom, D. & Calladine, J. 2010. Changes in the breeding wader populations of the machair of the Western Isles, Scotland, between 2000 and 2007. Bird Study 57 : 121-124 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650903196893)
Furness, R.W., Mable, B., Savory, F., Griffiths, K., Baillie, S.R. & Heubeck, M. 2010. Subspecies status of Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Shetland based on morphology and DNA. Bird Study 57 : 330-335 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.481708)
Gillings, S., Henderson, I.G., Morris, A.J. & Vickery, J.A. 2010. Assessing the implications of the loss of set-aside for farmland birds. Ibis 152 : 713-723 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01058.x)
Gillings, S., Swann, B., Balmer D. & Wernham C. 2010. Bird Atlas 2007-11: measuring change in bird distribution and abundance. Book title: The Changing Nature of Scotland The Stationery Office, Edinburgh
Guillemain, M., Devineau, O., Gauthier-Clerc, M., Hearn, R., King, R., Simon, G. & Grantham, M. 2010. Changes in ring recovery rates over the last 50 years: shall we continue to ring ducks?. Journal of Ornithology Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0546-4)
Harrison, T.J.E., Smith, J.A., Martin, G.R., Chamberlain, D.E., Bearhop, S., Robb, G.N. & Reynolds, S.J. 2010. Does food supplementation really enhance productivity of breeding birds?. Oecologia 164 : 311-320 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1645-x)
Holt, C.A., Atkinson, P.W., Vickery, J.A. & Fuller, R.J. 2010. Do field margin characteristics influence songbird nest-site selection in adjacent hedgerows?. Bird Study 57 : 392-395 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063651003674938)
Holt, C.A., Fuller. R.J. & Dolman. P.M. 2010. Experimental evidence that deer browsing reduces habitat suitability for breeding Common Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos. Ibis 152 : 335-346 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01012.x)
Korner-Nievergelt, F., Sauter, A., Atkinson, P.W., Guélat, J., Kania, W., Kéry, M., Köppen, U., Robinson, R.A., Schaub, M., Thorup, K., van der Jeugd, H. & van Noordwijk, A.J. 2010. Improving the analysis of movement data from marked individuals through explicit estimation of observer heterogeneity. Journal of Avian Biology 41 : 8-17 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04907.x)
Lawson, B., Howard, T., Kirkwood, J.K., Macgregor, S.K., Perkins, M., Robinson, R.A., Ward, L.R. and Cunningham, A.A. 2010. Epidemiology of salmonellosis in garden birds in England and wales, 1993 to 2003. Ecohealth 7 (part 3) : 294-306 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10393-010-0349-3)
Leech, D. 2010. Are we there yet? Evidence of impacts of phenological disjunction in UK cavity nesters. BOU Proceedings 2010 - Climate Change and Birds
Magurran, A.E., Baillie, S.R., Buckland, S.T., Dick, J.McP., Elston, D.A., Scott, E.M., Smith, R.I., Somerfield, P.J. & Watt, A.D. 2010. Long-term datasets in biodiversity research and monitoring: assessing change in ecological communities through time. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25 : 574-582 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.016)
Mitchell, C., Colhoun, K., Fox, A.D., Griffin, L., Hall, C., Hearn, R., Holt, C. & Walsh, A. 2010. Trends in goose numbers wintering in Britain and Ireland, 1995 to 2008. Ornis Svecica 20 : 128-132
Morrison, C.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A. & Gill, J.A. 2010. Spatial and temporal variation in population trends in a long-distance migratory bird. Diversity and Distributions 16 : 620-627 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00663.x)
Newson, S.E, Leech, D.I., Hewson, C.M. Crick, H.Q.P. & Grice, P.V. 2010. Potential impact of Grey Squirrels Sciurus carolinensis on woodland bird populations in England. Journal of Ornithology : 211-218 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0445-8)

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