Scientific Publications

Seasonal densities of released Common Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and Red-legged Partridges (Alectoris rufa) on land used for shooting and on nearby non-release land in southern England

Sage, R.B., Woodburn, M.I.A. & Coomes, J.
2025. Bird Study, 1-15

Released Pheasants and invertebrates – a discussion of Devlin et al. (2021)

Sage, R.B.
2022. Milvus: The Journal of the Welsh Ornithological Society, 1: 41-43.

The effects of released pheasants on invertebrate populations in and around woodland release sites

Hall, A., Sage, R.A., & Madden, J.R.
2021. Ecology and Evolution, 11(19): 13559-13569.

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 effect of game management on the conservation value of woodland rides

Capstick, L.A., Draycott, R.A.H., Wheelwright, C.M., Ling, D.E., Sage, R.B., & Hoodless A.N.
2019. Forest Ecology and Management, 454(117242): 1-11.

Ground flora recovery in disused pheasant pens is limited and affected by pheasant release density

Capstick, L.A., Sage, R.B., & Hoodless, A.
2019. Biological Conservation, 231: 181-188.

The Influence of Syngamus trachea on Pheasant Populations

Gethings, O.J.
2018. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. Harper Adams University, Newport.

Predation of released pheasants Phasianus colchicus on lowland farmland in the UK and the effect of predator control

Sage, R.B., Turner, C.V., Woodburn, M.I.A., Hoodless, A.N., Draycott, R.A.H. & Sotherton, N.W.
2018. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64(14): 1-8.

Pheasant release in Great Britain: long-term and large-scale changes in the survival of a managed bird

Robertson, P.A., Mill, A.C., Rushton, S.P., McKenzie, A.J., Sage, R.B., & Aebischer, N.J.
2017. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 63(100): 1-10.

Differences in social preference between the sexes during ontogeny drive segregation in a precocial species

Whiteside, M.A., van Horik, J.O., Langley, E.J.G., Beardworth, C.E., Laker, P.R., & Madden, J.R.
2017. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 71(103): 1-13.