SongBird Survival
Date Project Partner ( s ) Outputs
2003-Present Long-term farmland study monitoring the effects of environmental stewardship on breeding bird populations Blackmoor Farm Study ongoing
2006 A review of the impact of mammalian predators on farm songbird population dynamics Professor Roy Brown , University of London Published 2006 ( without peer review )
2007 Correlative analysis of long term data sets seeking negative associations between predator and prey species British Trust for Ornithology ; Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling ( CREEM ) University of St Andrews Published in the Journal of Applied Ecology 2010 , 47 , 244-252
2010 Comprehensive review of all predation research carried out in the UK to date Centre for Agri-Environmental Research ( CAER ) University of Reading Published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2010 , 1 , 300-310
2010 Farm and woodland bird declines and the recolonisation of Britain by sparrowhawks Dr. Christopher Bell Awaiting review and publication
2011 Corvid Research Project - evaluation of the impact of growing numbers of corvids on the producivity of UK farmland songbird population Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Awaiting publication
2014 Corvid population ecology and its effect on songbird predation University of Exeter , Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Awaiting publication
2014 The Keith Duckworth Project - Improving the conservation value of urban areas for garden birds University of Reading Published in Ibis ( journal ) ( 2016 ) , 159 , 158-167 . Published in Journal of Ornithology 2017 , 1-15
2017 Cats , cat owners and predation - identifying means of mitigating any negative impacts of cat predation of wildlife University of Exeter Study ongoing
Research
SBS funds scientific research into the reasons why songbird numbers are declining in the UK . By doing so , the charity aims to advance the science of ornithology , and in particular the study of song and other small birds , as well as contribute to the national evidence base by researching areas where scientific evidence is currently sparse , inadequate or lacking . [ 11 ] SBS commissions research to add to the evidence base and identify the drivers behind continued songbird declines . Its research to date has encompassed a range of issues , spanning countryside management , population ecology , complex predator-prey dynamics , and predator control , including bringing together previously unpublished research conducted at farms across Britain . [ 12 ]
SongBird Survival (SBS) is an independent, UK-wide, environmental bird charity that funds research into the decline in Britain's songbirds. It is a not-for-profit organisation supported by grants, subscriptions and donations, and a registered charity and company.