Research Ecologist
Ros works as a Research Ecologist supporting the fieldwork, analysis and reporting work on the Wetland & Marine Research Team.
Ros has a strong background in field ornithology, working on research projects studying seabirds, waders and passerines within multiple flyways. She has an 'A' ringing permit with training endorsement, and strong experience with various avian digital tracking technologies/techniques. These skills make her ideal for running, or supporting other, tracking studies.
Her main research interests are around the effects of anthropogenic habit change and trophic level imbalance on K-selected avian species. This interest fits perfectly with the predominant work of the Wetland & Marine Research Team, around the effect of offshore marine renewables on seabirds. It also fits well with the external ringing groups she volunteers regularly with (SCAN & Wash Wader Ringing Group), who conduct long-term monitoring of waders on the west and east coasts of Britain.
BSc (Hons) Zoology with Animal Behaviour, Bangor University, 2011-2014
Recent BTO Publications
- Green, R.M.W., Cook, A.S.C.P., Burton, N.H.K., Franks, S.E. & Green, J.A. Framework for assessing species vulnerability whilst on migration to a spatially explicit anthropogenic pressure 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111118 View at journal website( DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111118 )
- Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot, B., Green, R.M.W., Greenwood, L., Huntley, B., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Price, M., Roberts, J., Robinson, R.A., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., David Stroud, D. & Thompson, T. The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition 10.52201/CEJ22/EXYS6184 View at journal website( DOI:10.52201/CEJ22/EXYS6184 )
- Thaxter, C.B., Green, R.M.W., Collier, M.P., Taylor, R.C., Middelveld, R.P., Scragg, E.S., Wright, L.J., Cook, A.S.C.P. & Fijn, R.C. Behavioural responses of Sandwich terns following the construction of offshore wind farms 10.1007/s00227-023-04353-7 View at journal website( DOI:10.1007/s00227-023-04353-7 )
- Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Clewley, L., Cromie, R., Green, R.M.W., Guiu, M., Huntley, B., Huntley, J., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Roberts, J., Robinson, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Sheldon, R., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J. & Stroud, D. Limited effectiveness of actions intended to achieve a voluntary transition from the use of lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition for hunting in Britain 10.52201/CEJ20/OQWU5273 View at journal website( DOI:10.52201/CEJ20/OQWU5273 )
- Cook, A.S.C.P., Thaxter, C.B., Davies, J., Green, R.M.W., Wischnewski, S. & Boersch-Supan, P. Understanding seabird behaviour at sea part 2: improved estimates of collision risk model parameters View at journal website( DOI: )
- Green, R.M., Thaxter, C.B., Johnston, D.T., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Bouten, W. & Burton, N.H.K. Assessing movements of Lesser Black-backed Gulls using GPS tracking devices in relation to the Galloper Wind Farm View at journal website( DOI: )
- van Bemmelen, R.A., Leemans, J.J., Collier, M.P., Green, R.M.W., Middelveld, R.P., Thaxter, C.B. & Fijn, R.C. Avoidance of offshore wind farms by Sandwich Terns in the North Sea increases with turbine density 10.1093/ornithapp/duad055 View at journal website( DOI:10.1093/ornithapp/duad055 )
- Johnston, D.T., Thaxter, C.B., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Davies, J.G., Clewley, G.D., Green, R.M.W., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Cook, A.S.C.P., Burton, N.H.K. & Humphreys, E.M. Flight heights obtained from GPS versus altimeters influence estimates of collision risk with offshore wind turbines in Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus 10.1186/s40462-023-00431-z View at journal website( DOI:10.1186/s40462-023-00431-z )
- Woodward, I.D., Franks, S.E., Bowgen, K., Davies, J.G., Green, R.M.W., Griffin, L.R., Mitchell, C., O’Hanlon, N., Pollock, C., Rees, E.C., Tremlett, C., Wright, L. & Cook, A.S.C.P. Strategic study of collision risk for birds on migration and further development of the stochastic collision risk modelling tool (Work Package 1: Strategic review of birds on migration in Scottish waters) View at journal website( DOI: )