''Bird Study'' is a quarterly

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published by

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on behalf of the

British Trust for Ornithology The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is an organisation founded in 1932 for the study of birds in the British Isles. The William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales has been patron since October 2020. History Beginning In 1931 Max Nicholson ...

. The

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is Richard Broughton (

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). The journal was established in 1954 during the early years of ornithological

quantitative research Quantitative research is a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data. It is formed from a deductive approach where emphasis is placed on the testing of theory, shaped by empiricist and positivist philoso ...

, at a time when the basic methods of bird research were still being developed. Early issues of the journal included papers on

population dynamics Population dynamics is the type of mathematics used to model and study the size and age composition of populations as dynamical systems. Population dynamics is a branch of mathematical biology, and uses mathematical techniques such as differenti ...

bird migration Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year. It is typically from north to south or from south to north. Animal migration, Migration is inherently risky, due to predation and ...

ethology Ethology is a branch of zoology that studies the behavior, behaviour of non-human animals. It has its scientific roots in the work of Charles Darwin and of American and German ornithology, ornithologists of the late 19th and early 20th cen ...

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and field methods for conducting research.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 0.7.

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*{{Official website, http://www.bto.org/membership/birdstudy.htm Academic journals established in 1954 Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology Quarterly journals English-language journals Taylor & Francis academic journals

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