2017 in birding and ornithology
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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]
Deaths
- James Ferguson-Lees (born 1929)[2]
Europe
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]
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]
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.
- Anon (Winter 2018). "Birdcrime reveals persecution". Nature's Home. p. 38.
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