1997 in birding and ornithology

See also 1996 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1997, other specialist lists of events in 1997 and 1998 in birding and ornithology

[edit] Worldwide

[edit] New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s

To be completed

[edit] Taxonomic developments

To be completed

[edit] Europe

[edit] Britain

[edit] Breeding birds

• Only 11 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.

[edit] Migrant and wintering birds

To be completed

[edit] 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 16 Desert Wheatears occurs between October and December

[edit] Other Events

• The British Birdwatching Fair has Ecuador as its theme for the year.

[edit] Scandinavia

To be completed

[edit] North America

To be completed

[edit] Asia

To be completed