2018 in birding and ornithology

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The year 2018 in birding and ornithology .

Worldwide

New species

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

Taxonomic developments

Ornithologists

Deaths

World listings

Europe

Britain

The British Ornithologists' Union British list stands at 616 species (Category A: 598; Category B: 8; Category C: 10). [3]

Contents

Breeding birds

  • Common crane (Grus grus) – 54 pairs raised 25 young to bring the UK population to around 180. [4]

Rare birds

  • Grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) – first seen on 15 October at Treve Common, near Land's End, Cornwall. The second UK record. [5]

Other events

South America

Argentina

References

  1. Anon (Winter 2018). "Turtle dove plan takes flight". Nature's Home. p. 39.
  2. "Operation Turtle Dove" . Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. "Lammergeier fails to make the grade". BirdGuides. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Wild News. In Numbers". BBC Wildlife. March 2019. p. 52.
  5. Reines, Jeff (22 October 2018). "Video captures rare catbird in Cornwall - and you can hear why it got its name". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. "Birdfair 2018 results". 13 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Birdfair 2018 raised £322,000 for conservation". Birdfair. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. Law, Jessica (April–June 2020). "A wildlife haven fit for a Goddess". BirdLife Magazine. pp. 46–7.