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none December 2009 Bird species new to science described in the See also 1997 in birding and ornithology, main events of 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.Lambert, Frank R., & Rasmussen, Pamela. (1998). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (BBOC) 118: p 207–217. The Nicobar scops owl (Otus alius) is described from a specimen found in a museum drawer.Rasmussen, Pamela. (1998). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (BBOC) 118: p 143-151, pl. 3. The wetland tapaculo (Scytalopus iraiensis) is discovered in Brazil.Q118213272 Taxonomic developments Caspian gull and yellow-legged gull should be considered separate species according to a paper by Lars Jonsson in the journal Alula.3 1998 74 Yellow-legged gulls and yellow-legged Herring Gulls in the Baltic Lars Jonsson https://gull-research.org/hg/HG4CY03.htm 22 December 2024 Alula Europe Black woodpecker are expanding their breeding territory to the north and west and now breed in Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.Mead C "Birds" In (1999) Wildlife Reports British Wildlife 10: 194–7 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.Roberts, J. 1998 Common Rosefinch breeding in Cumbria (Milton) Cumbria Bird Club News 9: no 3, reported by https://cumbriabirdclub.org.uk/publications/bibliography/ 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. Seven surf scoters are found on the western seaboard of Europe between 13 and 29 October. One each in Quessant, Brittany and St Agnes, two in Ireland and three in Cornwall. Robinson Peter The Birds of the Isles of Scilly 2003 Christopher Helm London Other Events The British Birdwatching Fair has Globally Threatened species as its theme for the year.Celebrating 30 years of Birdfair: 3 decades of global conservation impact https://www.spnl.org/celebrating-30-years-of-birdfair-3-decades-of-global-conservation-impact/ Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon 12 December 2022 31 July 2018 Ireland A hermit thrush in County Cork in October is a first for Ireland. Scandinavia Redhead and western sandpiper are recorded for the first time in Iceland. Spain Canary Islands A great blue heron on Tenerife on 5 December.Fisher E. Ashley Great Blue Heron on Scilly: new to Britain British Birds 2010 103 206–212 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. References Category:Birding and ornithology by year Ornithology