2017 in birding and ornithology
The year 2017 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
New species
Taxonomic developments
The British Ornithologists' Union announced that it would adopt the IOC World Bird List from 1 January 2018.[1]
Ornithologists
Deaths
- James Ferguson-Lees (born 1929)[2]
World listing
Europe
Britain
Breeding birds
- Night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) recorded successfully breeding for the first time in Britain. Two birds fledged at the Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve, managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.[3]
- A number of hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) disappeared in suspicious circumstances over land managed for grouse shooting. There were only three successful nests in England.[4]
Migrant and wintering birds
Rare birds
Other events
- According to the RSPB's Birdcrime report, there were 68 confirmed incidents of raptor persecution in the UK, with shooting the most common method. There was four prosecutions and one conviction.[4]
Ireland
North America
To be completed
References
- ^ "BOU to adopt IOC World Bird List". British Ornithologists' Union. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Farewell to IJFL". British Birds. 110: 76. February 2017.
- ^ Carrington, Damian (2 August 2017). "'Incredible': night herons breed for first time in UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b Anon (Winter 2018). "Birdcrime reveals persecution". Nature's Home. p. 38.
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