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Conservationists design and implement many different interventions to try and restore bird populations, but which ones really work? In this year's Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture, Dr Malcolm Burgess draws on his work at the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science with species including Black-tailed Godwit, Pied Flycatcher and Swift to explore the science and evidence behind applied species conservation. Through examples of actions including nest boxes, predator exclusion, species reintroduction and habitat manipulation, he highlights both the successes and the challenges of trying to reverse species declines, including some unexpected consequences along the way.

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