1998 in birding and ornithology
- 1998 in birding and ornithology
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:" See also 1997 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1998, other specialist lists of events in 1998 and 1999 in birding and ornithology"
Worldwide
New species
:"See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s"
* The Sangihe Scops Owl ("Otus collari") is discovered in Indonesia.
* The Nicobar Scops Owl ("Otus alius") is described from a specimen found in a museum drawer.
* The Wetland Tapaculo ("Scytalopus iraiensis") is discovered in Brazil.
Taxonomic developments
* Caspian Gull and Yellow-legged Gull should be considered separate species according to a paper by Lars Jonsson in the journal Alula.
Europe
Britain
Breeding birds
* A record 160 pairs of Red Kites breed in Wales. 25 pairs breed in Scotland and 75 in England as reintroductions continue.
* Stone Curlews increase with at least 206 pairs breeding.
* 536 singing male Cetti's Warblers are heard at 168 sites in England, Wales and the Channel Islands.
* House Sparrow is placed on the "high alert" list of the British Trust for Ornithology after declining by about two-thirds in 25 years.
* A pair of Common Rosefinches breed in Cumbria.
Migrant and wintering birds
* Large numbers of Ring Ouzels are recorded in South-east England during October.
* Significant influxes of Great Grey Shrikes and Shore Larks take place in October.
Rare birds
* Britain's first Slender-billed Curlew is found in Northumberland in May
* A Cretzschmar's Bunting in the Orkney Islands in May is the third for Britain.
* An Eastern Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland in August is the third to be accepted as definitely this species.
Other Events
* The British Birdwatching Fair has Globally Threatened species as its theme for the year.
Ireland
* A Hermit Thrush in County Cork in October is a first for Ireland.
candinavia
* Redhead and Western Sandpiper are recorded for the first time in Iceland.
North America
* Burrowing Owls are released in British Columbia as part of a reintroduction scheme.
Asia
* A Black-legged Kittiwake in the United Arab Emirates in April is the first record for the country.
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