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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.

Proffitt, F.M., Newton, I., Wilson, J.D. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2004. Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula breeding ecology in lowland farmland and woodland: comparisons across time and habitat. Ibis 146 : 78-86 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00363.x)
Rehfisch, M.M., Austin, G.E., Freeman, S.N., Armitage, M.J.S. & Burton, N.H.K. 2004. The possible impact of climate change on the future distributions and numbers of waders on Britain's non-estuarine coast. Ibis 146 Book title: Climate Change and Coastal Birds : 70-81 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00330.x)
Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.J., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) 2004. Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis 146 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00319.x)
Robinson, R.A. 2004. The diet of seed-eating birds on lowland farmland. British Birds 97 : 464-467
Robinson, R.A., Green, R.E., Baillie, S.R., Peach, W.J. & Thomson, D.L. 2004. Demographic mechanisms of the population decline of the song thrush Turdus philomelos in Britain. Journal of Animal Ecology 73 : 670-682 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00841.x)
Robinson, R.A., Hart, J.D., Holland, J.M. & Parrott, D. 2004. Habitat use by seed-eating birds: a scale-dependent approach. Ibis 146 : 87-98 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00364.x)
Sheldon, R., Bolton, M., Gillings, S. & Wilson, A. 2004. Conservation management of Lapwing Vanellus vanellus on lowland arable farmland in the UK. Ibis 146 : 41-49 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00365.x)
Siriwardena, G.M. 2004. Possible roles of habitat, competition and avian nest predation in the decline of the Willow Tit Parus montanus in Britain. Bird Study 51 : 193-202 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650409461354)
Siriwardena, G.M. & Stevens, D.K. 2004. Effects of habitat on the use of supplementary food by farmland birds in winter. Ibis 146 : 144-154 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00366.x)
Siriwardena, G.M., Wernham, C.V., & Baillie, S.R. 2004. Quantifying variation in migratory strategies using ring-recoveries. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 27 : 299-317 View Abstract
Stoate, C., Henderson, I.G. & Parish, D.M.B. 2004. Development of an agri-environment scheme option: seed-bearing crops for farmland birds. Ibis 146 : 203-209 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00368.x)
Stone, J., Dolman, P.M. & Fuller, R.J. 2004. Impacts of deer grazing on regenerating coppice stools and ground flora - an exclosure study in Bradfield Woods, England. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 98 : 257-262
Thomas, J.A., Telfer, M.G., Roy, D.B., Preston, C.D., Greenwood, J.J.D., Asher, J., Roy, R., Clarke, R.T. & Lawton, J.H. 2004. Comparative losses of British butterflies, birds, and plants and the Global Extinction Crisis. Science 303 : 1 879-1 881 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1126/science.1095046)
Vickery, J.A., Bradbury, R.B., Henderson, I.G., Eaton, M.A. & Grice, P.V. 2004. The role of agri-environment schemes and farm management practices in reversing the decline of farmland birds in England. Biological Conservation 119 : 19-39 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.06.004)
Vickery, J.A., Evans, A.D., Grice, P.V., Aebischer, N.J. & Brand-Hardy, R. (eds) 2004. Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds II : The Road to Recovery. Ibis 146 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00396.x)
Wilson, A.M, Ausden, M. & Milsom,T.P. 2004. Changes in breeding wader populations on lowland wet grasslands in England and Wales: causes and potential solutions. Ibis 146 : 32-40 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00371.x)
Hilton, G.M., Atkinson, P.W., Gray, G.A.L., Arendt, W.J. & Gibbons, D.W. 2003. Rapid decline of the volcanically threatened Montserrat Oriole. Biological Conservation 111 (part 1) : 79-89 View Abstract Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00252-5)
Atkinson, P.W. 2003. Can we recreate or restore intertidal habitats for shorebirds?. Wader Study Group Bulletin 100 : 67-72 View Abstract
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Bell, M.C., Dare, P.J., Clark, J.A. & Ireland, P.L. 2003. Changes in commercially fished shellfish stocks and shorebird populations in the Wash, England. Biological Conservation 114 : 127-141 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00017-X)
Austin, G.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2003. The likely impact of sea level rise on waders (Charadrii) wintering on estuaries. Journal of Nature Conservation 11 : 43-58 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00029)
Banks, A.N. & Srygley, R.B. 2003. Orientation by magnetic field in leaf-cutter ants, Atta columbica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ethology 109 : 835-846 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.0179-1613.2003.00927.x)
Bell, J., Burton, N.H.K., Walls, R., Musgrove, A.J., Rehfisch, M.M., Allan, J. & Watola, G. 2003. A model for assessing bird strike risk at proposed new airports. Book title: Proceedings of the Bird Strike 2003 Conference, Toronto. Bird Strike Committee USA and Bird Strike Committee Canada. View Abstract
Benton, T.G., Vickery, J.A. & Wilson, J.D. 2003. Farmland biodiversity: is habitat heterogeneity the key?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18 : 182-188 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00011-9)
Burton, N.H.K., Musgrove, A.J., Rehfisch, M.M., Sutcliffe, A. & Waters, R. 2003. Numbers of wintering gulls in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man: a review of the 1993 and previous Winter Gull Roost Surveys. British Birds 96 : 376-401
Chamberlain, D.E. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2003. Temporal and spatial associations in aspects of reproductive performance of Lapwings Vanellus vanellus in the United Kingdom, 1962-1999. Ardea 91 : 183-196 View Abstract
Clark, J., Robinson, R.A., Balmer, D.E., Blackburn, J.R., Griffin, B.M., Adams, S.Y., Collier, M.P. & Grantham, M.J. 2003. Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2002. Ringing & Migration 21 : 234-267
Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Appleton, G.F & Gill, J.A. 2003. Dimensions for colour rings. Wader Study Group Bulletin 101
Crick, H.Q.P. 2003. Firecrests and Kinglets. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford
Crick, H.Q.P. & Dean, W.R.J. 2003. Old World Orioles. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 496-497
Crick, H.Q.P. & Garcia, E.F.J. 2003. Old World Warblers. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 568-572
Crick, H.Q.P. & MacLean, G.L. 2003. Sandgrouse. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 284-287
Crick, H.Q.P. & Robinson, R.A. 2003. Urban House Sparrows. (Letter). British Birds 96 : 306-307
Crick, H.Q.P., Baillie, S.R. & Leech, D.I. 2003. The UK Nest Record Scheme: its value for science and conservation. Bird Study 50 : 254-270 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461318)
Dolman, P.M. & Fuller, R.J. 2003. The processes of species colonisation in wooded landscapes: a review of principles. Book title: The Restoration of Wooded Landscapes: Proceedings of a conference held at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 14-15 September 2000. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh : 25-36 View Abstract
Firbank, L.G., Smart, S.M., Crabb, J., Critchley, C.N.R., Fowbert, J.W., Fuller, R.J., Gladders, P., Green, D.B., Henderson, I. & Hill, M.O. 2003. Agronomic and ecological costs and benefits of set-aside in England. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 95 : 73-85 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00169-X)
Freeman, S.N. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2003. The decline of the Spotted Flycatcher Musicapa striata in the UK: an integrated population model. Ibis 145 : 400-412 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00177.x)
Freeman, S.N., Pomeroy, D.E. & Tushabe, H. 2003. On the use of Timed Species Counts to estimate avian abundance indices in species-rich communities. African Journal of Ecology 41 : 337-348 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2003.00481.x)
Fuller, R. & Browne, S. 2003. Effects of plantation structure and management on birds. Book title: Biodiversity in Britain's Planted Forests. Results from the Forestry Commission's Biodiversity Assessment Project Forestry Commission, Edinburgh : 93-99 View Abstract
Fuller, R.J. 2003. Communal roosting behaviour of Black-throated Divers on a freshwater loch in late summer. British Birds 96
Gillings, S. 2003. Plugging the gaps -- winter studies of Eurasian Golden Plovers and Northern Lapwings. Wader Study Group Bulletin 100 : 25-29
Greenwood, J. & Chamberlain, D. 2003. Birds in urban landscapes. Avian Science 3 : 95-97 View Abstract
Greenwood, J.D., Crick, H.Q.P. & Bainbridge, I.P. 2003. Numbers and international importance of Raptors and Owls in Britain and Ireland. Book title: Birds of Prey in a Changing Environment: Based on the Proceedings of a SNH, BOU and JNCC Conference Dec 2002 The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 25-49
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2003. The monitoring of British breeding birds: a success story for conservation science?. The Science of the Total Environment 310 : 221-230 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00642-3)
Greenwood, J.J.D. & Carter, N. 2003. Organisation eines nationalen Vogelmonitorings durch den British Trust for Ornithology – Erfahrungsbericht aus Großbritannien. [Organising a national bird monitoring by the BTO - experiences from Britain.]. Berichte des Landesamtes für umweltschutz Sachsen-Anhalt : 14-26
Harrison, P.A., Vanhinsbergh, D.P., Fuller, R.J. & Berry, P.M. 2003. Modelling climate change impacts on the distribution of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland. Journal for Nature Conservation 11 : 31-42 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00036)
Lack, P. 2003. Obituary: Chris Mead 1940-2003. White Admiral 54 : 6-7
Lack, P. & Glue, D. 2003. Obituary: Christopher John Mead, 1940-2003. Ibis 145 : 716-717
Lack, P.C. 2003. Literature review: papers and notes on African birds published in December 2001 to November 2002. Bulletin African Bird Club 10 : 1-20
Lack, P.C. 2003. Pigeons. Book title: The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press, Oxford : 288-295
Lack, P.C. 2003. Suffolk Ringing Report 2002. Suffolk Birds 52 : 168-180

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