1997 in birding and ornithology
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 |
- See also 1996 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1997 and 1998 in birding and ornithology
Worldwide
New species
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.
Scandinavia
To be completed
North America
To be completed
Asia
To be completed
References
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