__NOTOC__ :''See also 2016 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2017 and 2018 in birding and ornithology'' The year

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

birding Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, ...

and

ornithology Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

Worldwide

New species

Taxonomic developments

The British Ornithologists' Union announced that it would adopt the

IOC World Bird List ''Birds of the World: Recommended English Names'' is a paperback book, written by Frank Gill and Minturn Wright on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union. The book is an attempt to produce a standardized set of English names for all b ...

from 1 January 2018.

Ornithologists

Deaths

* James Ferguson-Lees (born 1929)

World listing

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

* Night heron (''Nycticorax nycticorax'') recorded successfully breeding for the first time in Britain. Two birds fledged at the

Westhay Moor Westhay Moor (sometimes, historically, referred to as West Hay Moor) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Westhay village and from Wedmore in Somerset, England, notified in 1971. Westhay Moor is also notified as ...

National Nature Reserve, managed by the

Somerset Wildlife Trust Somerset Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the county of Somerset, England. The trust, which was established in 1964, aims to safeguard the county's wildlife and wild places for this and future generations and manages almost 80 nature ...

. * A number of

hen harrier The hen harrier (''Circus cyaneus'') is a bird of prey. It breeds in Eurasia. The term "hen harrier" refers to its former habit of preying on free-ranging fowl. It migrates to more southerly areas in winter. Eurasian birds move to southern Eur ...

s (''Circus cyaneus'') disappeared in suspicious circumstances over land managed for grouse shooting. There were only three successful nests in England.

Migrant and wintering birds

Rare birds

Other events

* According to the RSPB's ''Birdcrime report'', there were 68 confirmed incidents of raptor persecution in the UK, with shooting the most common method. There was four prosecutions and one conviction.

Ireland

North America

''To be completed''

References

Birding and ornithology

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