Final report from a DEFRA funded research project undertaken by a British Trust for Ornithology led consortium investigating the causes behind the decline of starlings and house sparrows in Great Britain.
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- Title page (8 KB)
- Contents (24 KB)
- Executive summary (13 KB)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (51 KB)
- Chapter 2: Status and population trends of the starling Sturnus vulgaris in Great Britain (132 KB)
- Appendix 2.1: Summary of population trends of starlings breeding and wintering in different
populations in Europe (14 KB)- Chapter 3: Status and population trends of the house sparrow Passer domesticus in Great Britain (110 KB)
- Appendix 3.1: Summary of population trends of house sparrows breeding and wintering in
different populations in Europe (12 KB)- Chapter 4: Seasonal and temporal changes in use of gardens by starlings Sturnus vulgaris and house sparrows Passer domesticus (178 KB)
- Chapter 5: The dynamics of a suburban nestbox breeding colony of starlings Sturnus vulgaris (105 KB)
- Chapter 6: National trends in the breeding performance of starlings Sturnus vulgaris (137 KB)
- Appendix 6.1: Sample sizes of Starling Nest Record Cards used in the analyses in Chapter 6 (21 KB)
- Chapter 7: Population dynamics of starlings Sturnus vulgaris breeding in Britain: an integrated analysis (180 KB)
- Appendix 7.1: Starling population dynamics - graphical comparison of survival (37 KB)
- Chapter 8: Comparative breeding ecology of the house sparrow Passer domesticus before and during population decline in Britain (71 KB)
- Appendix 8.1: Post-fledging survival in the house sparrow Passer domesticus (26 KB)
- Appendix 8.2: Adult and first-year survival in the house sparrow Passer domesticus (38 KB)
- Chapter 9: National trends in the breeding performance of house sparrows Passer domesticus (132 KB)
- Appendix 9.1: Sample sizes of house sparrow Nest Record Cards used in the analyses in Chapter 9 (20 KB)
- Chapter 10: Population dynamics of house sparrows Passer domesticus breeding in Britain: an integrated analysis (162 KB)
- Appendix 10.1: Annual sample sizes of house sparrow Nest Record Cards contributing to the
calculation of nest survival rates (7 KB)- Chapter 11: National surveys of farmers and local authorities (158 KB)
- Appendices 11.1-11.4: Starling and house sparrow control survey forms (177 KB)
- Chapter 12: Causes of the population declines: summary and recommendations (136 KB)
- Acknowledgements (10 KB)
References (62 KB)
- Abbreviations (7 KB)
Published 1 August 2002
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