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The year 2017 in birding and ornithology.

Worldwide

New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 2010s

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]

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]

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

1. "BOU to adopt IOC World Bird List". British Ornithologists' Union. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
2. "Farewell to IJFL". British Birds . 110: 76. February 2017.
3. Carrington, Damian (2 August 2017). "'Incredible': night herons breed for first time in UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
4. Anon (Winter 2018). "Birdcrime reveals persecution". Nature's Home. p. 38.