1997 in birding and ornithology
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| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
- See also 1996 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1997 and 1998 in birding and ornithology
Worldwide[]
New species[]
- See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s
- The jocotoco antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi) from Ecuador was discovered in the cloud forest.[1]
Taxonomic developments[]
To be completed
Europe[]
Britain[]
Breeding birds[]
- Only eleven booming bitterns are heard, half as many as the previous year.
- Thousands of young black-legged kittiwakes and other seabirds die in north-east England during storms.
- A pair of red-backed shrikes breed in Northern Scotland.
Migrant and wintering birds[]
To be completed
Rare birds[]
- A spectacled warbler at , Suffolk is the second British record
- A semipalmated plover at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve in June is the second British record
- A male Siberian rubythroat in Dorset in October is the second British record
- A blue-cheeked bee-eater in Shetland in June and July is Britain's eighth, but only the second to be seen by large numbers of observers.
- A western sandpiper in Lothian in July is also Britain's eighth, but only the first to be seen by large numbers of observers.
- A record influx of sixteen desert wheatears occurs between October and December
Other events[]
- The British Birdwatching Fair has Ecuador as its theme for the year.
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To be completed
North America[]
To be completed
Asia[]
To be completed
References[]
- ^ Glenn, Neil (October 2018). "Small bird...big story". BBC Wildlife. pp. 42–5.
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