1997 in birding and ornithology
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| 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
- The jocotoco antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi) from Ecuador was discovered in the Cerro Tapichalaca cloud forest.[1]
Taxonomic developments
To be completed
Europe
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 Landguard Point, 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.
Scandinavia
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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