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Supplementary bird feeding as an overlooked contribution to local phosphorus cycles.
Author: Abraham, A., Doughty, C., Plummer, K. & Duvall, E.
Published: 2024
Putting out food for wild birds at garden feeding stations is a common practice, and one of a number of different forms of providing supplementary food to free-living birds. Another is the provision of grain and growers pellets by game managers to support Pheasants and other gamebirds post release. The act of putting out supplementary food may have wider effects on our ecosystems because of the nutrients present in the food, as this piece of research reveals.
07.08.24
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The value of seabird foraging ranges as a tool to investigate the impact of offshore wind farms
Author: Woodward, I.D., Thaxter, C.B., Owen, E., Bolton, M., Ward, R.M. & Cook, A.S.C.P.
Published: 2024
A study led by BTO uses data from GPS tracking and other research to identify the likelihood of seabirds of 27 species interacting with areas off sea earmarked for 41 new offshore wind farms around the UK.
30.05.24
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Population and distribution change of Eurasian Woodcocks Scolopax rusticola breeding in the UK: results from the 2023 ‘Breeding Woodcock Survey’
Author: Heward, C.J., Conway, G.J., Hoodless, A.N., Norfolk, D. & Aebischer, N.J.
Published: 2024
Although the Woodcock is one of the world’s most abundant wading birds, Britain’s resident population has been declining since at least the end of the 1960s. Periodic Woodcock surveys began in 2003 and have been repeated in 2013 and 2023. This paper reports on the latest of these surveys.
21.05.24
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Active European warzone impacts raptor migration
Author: Russell, C., Franco, A., Atkinson, P., Väli, Ü. & Ashton-Butt, A.
Published: 2024
Collaborative research involving BTO examines the effects of the conflict in Ukraine on the migration of the endangered Greater Spotted Eagle.
20.05.24
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A family of process-based models to simulate landscape use by multiple taxa
Author: Gardner, E., Robinson, R.A., Julian, A., Boughey, K., Langham, S., Tse-Leon, J., Petrovskii, S., Baker, D.J., Bellamy, C., Buxton, A., Franks, S., Monk, C., Morris, N., Park, K.J., Petrovan, S., Pitt, K., Taylor, R., Turner, R.K., Allain, S.J.R., Bradley, V., Broughton, R.K., Cartwright, M., Clarke, K., Cranfield, J., Fuentes-Montemayor, E., Gandola, R., Gent, T., Hinsley, S.A., Madsen, T., Reading, C., Redhead, J.W., Reveley, S., Wilkinson, J., Williams, C., Woodward, I., Baker, J., Briggs, P., Dyason, S., Langton, S., Mawby, A., Pywell, R.F. & Bullock, J.M.
Published: 2024
The last few decades have seen large-scale changes in the landscapes of the UK, with most land being managed more intensively and increasingly little left for wildlife. There are some positive changes though, with habitat restoration initiatives and a greater focus on ‘landscape conservation’. This recognises that small patches of habitat, such as are found in many nature reserves, are unlikely to be enough – they need to be bigger and better connected. But in today’s crowded landscape how can this be achieved?
02.05.24
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