1997 in birding and ornithology

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

Worldwide

New species

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

"To be completed"

Taxonomic developments

"To be completed"

Europe

Britain

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.

Migrant and wintering birds

"To be completed"

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

Other Events

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

candinavia

"To be completed"

North America

"To be completed"

Asia

"To be completed"