2007 in birding and ornithology

Worldwide

New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

Taxonomic developments

Ornithologists

Deaths

World listing

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

  • There were eleven deliberate killings by illegal poisoning of red kite in Scotland in 2007; although incidents appear to have decreased in the Dumfries and Galloway red kite project area.[1]
  • The Sea Eagle Project team reports 42 territorial breeding pairs of white-tailed eagle in Scotland with 24 successful broods fledging 34 young. There are probably around 200 individual white-tailed eagles resident in Scotland.[1]

Migrant and wintering birds

Rare birds

  • Britain and Ireland's first great blue heron on 7 December 2007 at Lower Moors, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[2] Two previous birds in British waters were ship–assisted.[3]
  • Britain's first live record of a Madeiran storm-petrel on 28 July 2007 on a pelagic, about 7.5 miles SSE of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[2]

Other events

Ireland

Rare birds

Scandinavia

To be completed

North America

To be completed

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References

  1. Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds". In Branson, A. (2008) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 19: 201–4.
  2. Flood Bob, ed. (2008). Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2007. Isles of Scilly Bird Group.
  3. Fisher, E. Ashley (2010). "Great Blue Heron on Scilly: new to Britain". British Birds. 103: 206–212.
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