Scientific Publications

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Introductions: Genetic Survey on Wild and Captive Populations at the Edges of the Range.

Karaiskou, N., Ball, A., K. Gkagkavouzis, A. Moulistanos, K. Kalaentzis, M. Ghazali, G. Murray-Dickson, S. Minoudi, D. Parish, E. Chatzinikos, D. Kiousis, N. Manios, J. C. Dunn, A. Triantafyllidis.
2025. Ecology and Evolution. 15:3:e71122

Ten years on from a predator removal experiment in the English uplands: Changes in numbers of ground-nesting birds and predators.

Baines, D.
2024. Journal for Nature Conservation.

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix, Galliformes, Phasianidae.

Aebischer, N.J., & Burrell, R.
2022. In Conservation and Management of Game Birds in Europe: Species of Annex II/A of the Birds Directive. In: Powolny, T. & Czajkowski, A. (eds): 61-74. OMPO Publication, Paris.

The introduced Red-Legged Partridge in Britain: management and challenges for the future

Sánchez-García, C., Ewald, J.A., Aebischer, N.J., Kingdon, N.G., & Potts, G.R.
2022. Wildlife Research Monographs Vol. 6, The Future of the Red-legged Partridge: Science, Hunting and Conservation (Eds: Casas,F., & García,J.T.): 99-116. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.

Enough reared Red-Legs for today, but fewer wild ones for tomorrow? The dilemma of gamebird rearing and releasing

Sánchez-García, C., Sokos, C., Santilli, F., Ponce, F., Sage, R.B., Bro, E., & Buner, F.D.
2022. Wildlife Research Monographs Vol. 6, The Future of the Red-legged Partridge: Science, Hunting and Conservation (Eds: Casas,F., & García,J.T.): 139-173. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.

Red-Legged Partridge monitoring and population trends

Souchay, G., Aebischer, N.J., Arroyo, B.E., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Meriggi, A., Porto, M., Reino, L.M., & Ponce, F.
2022. Wildlife Research Monographs Vol. 6, The Future of the Red-legged Partridge: Science, Hunting and Conservation (Eds: Casas,F., & García,J.T.): 249-273. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland.

Does provision of supplementary food to grey partridges Perdix perdix help their over-winter survival on upland hill farms in northern England?

Warren, P.K., Hornby, T., & Baines, D.
2022. Conservation Evidence, 19: 35-40.

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix, Galliformes, Phasianidae

Aebischer, N.J. & Burrell, R.
2021. In: T. Powolny (ed.) Conservation and Management of Huntable Bird Species in Europe, OMPO, Paris.

Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa

Arroyo, B.E., Souchay, G., & Aebischer, N.J.
2020. In: European Breeding Bird Census Atlas 2: Distribution, Abundance and Change (eds V. Keller, S. Herrando, P. Vorišek, M. Franch, M. Kipson, P. Milanesi, D. Martí, M. Anton, A. Klvanová, M.V. Kalyakin, H.-G. Bauer & R.P.B. Foppen), 76-77. European Bird Census Council & Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Farming with Nature - Promoting Biodiversity across Europe through Partridge Conservation

Brewin, J., Buner, F.D., & Ewald, J.A.
2020. Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Fordingbridge.

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix

Buner, F.D., & Gottschalk, E.
2020. In: European Breeding Bird Census Atlas 2: Distribution, Abundance and Change (eds V. Keller, S. Herrando, P. Vorišek, M. Franch, M. Kipson, P. Milanesi, D. Martí, M. Anton, A. Klvanová, M.V. Kalyakin, H.-G. Bauer & R.P.B. Foppen), 84-85. European Bird Census Council & Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Are population changes of endangered little bustards associated with releases of red-legged partridges for hunting? A large-scale study from central Spain

Cabodevilla, X., Aebischer, N.J., Mougeot, F., Morales, M.B., & Arroyo, B.E.
2020. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66(30): 1-10.

Invertebrate Trends in an Arable Environment: Long-term Changes from the Sussex Study in Southern England

Ewald, J.A., Sotherton, N. W., & Aebischer, N.J.
2020. In: Hurford, C., Wilson, P.J. & Storkey, J. (eds) The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe - a Nature Conservation Review: 157-172. Springer, London.

Research into practice: gray partridge (Perdix perdix) restoration in Southern England

Ewald, J.A., Sotherton, N.W., & Aebischer, N.J.
2020. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8(517500): 1-13.

Summary review and synthesis - Effects on habitats and wildlife of the release and management of pheasants and red-legged partridges on UK lowland shoots

Sage, R.B., Hoodless, A.N., Woodburn, M.I.A., Draycott, R.A.H., Madden, J.R., & Sotherton, N.W.
2020. Wildlife Biology, 2020(wlb.00766): 1-12.

The Conservation of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) on Farmland in Southern England

Sotherton, N. W., Aebischer, N.J., & Ewald, J.A.
2020. In: Hurford, C., Wilson, P.J. & Storkey, J. (eds) The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe - a Nature Conservation Review: 279-290. Springer, London.

Historical and Ecological Background to the Arable Habitats of Europe

Stoate, C., & Wilson, P.J
2020. In: Hurford, C., Wilson, P.J. & Storkey, J. (eds) The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe - a Nature Conservation Review: 3-13. Springer, London.

The Crop Headland. Managing the Edges of Crops to Support Wildlife

Sotherton, N.W.
2019. In: Dover, J.W. (ed.) The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins: 110-122. Routledge, Abingdon.

Working towards the recovery of a declining quarry species: the grey partridge in the UK

Aebischer, N.J., Ewald, J.A., & Kingdon, N.G.
2018. In: Baxter, G.S., Finch, N.A. & Murray, P.J. (eds) Advances in Conservation Through Sustainable Use of Wildlife: 55-62. Wildlife Science Unit, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia.

Making the most of private stewardship for conservation - a voluntary landscape approach

Dent, T.O.
2018. In: Baxter, G.S., Finch, N.A. & Murray, P.J. (eds) Advances in Conservation Through Sustainable Use of Wildlife: 111-118. Wildlife Science Unit, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia.

Arable production and farm wildlife: managing the balance: The GWCT contribution. Extended abstract

Sotherton, N.W.
2018. Aspects of Applied Biology, 139: 1-2.

Comparing call-playback to an observation-only method to survey Grey Partridge Perdix perdix on hill farms in northern England

Warren, P., Hornby, T., & Baines, D.
2018. Bird Study, 65: 225-231.

Does targeted management work for red-legged partridges Alectoris rufa? Twelve years of the 'Finca de Matallana' demonstration project

Sánchez-García, C., Pérez, J.A., Díez, C., Alonso, M.E., Bartolomé, D.J., Prieto, R., Tizado, E.J., & Gaudioso, V.R.
2017. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 63(24): 1-5.

Habitat use, nest-sites and chick diet of Grey partridge Perdix perdix on hill farms in north east England

Warren, P., Hornby, T., & Baines, D.
2017. Bird Study, 64: 138-145.

Anti-predator behaviour of adult red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) tutors improves the defensive responses of farm-reared broods

Sánchez-García, C., Alonso, M.E., Tizado, E.J., Pérez, J.A., Armenteros, J.A., & Gaudioso, V.R.
2016. British Poultry Science, 57: 306-316.

Do wild Red-legged Partridges (Alectoris rufa) use feeders? An investigation of their feeding patterns using camera trapping

Armenteros, J.A., Sánchez-García, C., Prieto, R., Lomillos, J.M., Pérez, J.A., Alonso, M.E., & Gaudioso, V.R.
2015. Avian Biology Research, 8: 14-24.

Use of water troughs by wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a farmland area of north-west Spain

Armenteros, J.A., Sánchez-García, C., Alonso, M.E., Larsen, R.T., & Gaudioso, V.R.
2015. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 38: 233-240.

Introductions over introductions: the genomic adulteration of an early genetically valuable alien species in the United Kingdom

Barbanera, F., Forcina, G., Cappello, A., Geurrini, M., van Grouw, H., & Aebischer, N.J.
2015. Biological Invasions, 17: 409-422.

Changes in the cereal ecosystem on the South Downs of southern England, over the past 45 years

Ewald, J.A., Aebischer, N.J., Moreby, S.J., & Potts, G.R.
2015. Aspects of Applied Biology, 128: 11-19.

Effects of Created Habitats on Farmland Biodiversity

Jönsson, A.M.
2015. Unpublished Ph.D thesis. Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Are parent-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) better candidates for re-establishment purposes?

Pérez, J.A., Sánchez-García, C., Díez, C., Bartolomé, D.J., Alonso, M.E., & Gaudiso, V.R.
2015. Poultry Science, 94: 2330-2338.

Improving reintroduction success of the grey partridge using behavioural studies

Rantanen, E.M.I., Macdonald, D.W., Sotherton, N.W. & Buner, F.
2015. In: Macdonald, D.W. & Feber, R.E. (eds) Wildlife Conservation on Farmland. Volume1. Managing for Nature on Lowland Farms: 241-254. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Breve recuerdo sobre la biología y ecología de las especies de perdiz en España: perdiz roja, perdiz pardilla y perdiz moruna

Alonso, M.E. & Sánchez-García, C.
2014. In: Seminario Nacional de Perdices 1, León 2011. Libro de Resúmenes: 6-15. Universidad de León, León.

Seminario Nacional de Perdices 1, León 2011. Libro de Resúmenes

Pérez, J.A. & Sánchez-García, C. (eds)
2014. Universidad de León, León.

Impact of game bird release on the Adonis blue butterfly Polyommatus bellargus (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae) on chalk grassland

Callegari, S.E., Bonham, E., Hoodless, A.N., Sage, R.B., & Holloway, G.J.
2014. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60: 781-787.

Otra perdiz roja de granja es posible

Sánchez-García, C.
2014. In: Pérez, J.A. & Sánchez-García, C. (eds) Seminario Nacional de Perdices 1, León 2011. Libro de Resúmenes: 25-36. Universidad de León, León.

Research into action: grey partridge conservation as a case study

Sotherton, N.W., Aebischer, N.J., & Ewald, J.A.
2014. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1-5.

Some differences in the breeding ecology of Alectoris and Perdix partridges and implications for the conservation of Alectoris: a review

Potts, G.R.
2013. Avocetta, 37: 107-110.

Manual de Producción y Gestión de Perdiz Roja. De la Granja a la Percha

Sánchez-García, C., Pérez, J.A., Díaz, J.V., González, F.J., & Fuster, J.
2013. Nanta, Madrid, Spain.

The grey partridge in the UK: population status, research, policy and prospects.

Aebischer, N.J. & Ewald, J.A.
2012. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 35: 353-362.