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2007 in birding and ornithology
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Bird species new to science described in the
See also 2006 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2007 and 2008 in birding and ornithology
The year 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 (Milvus milvus) in Scotland in 2007; although incidents appear to have decreased in the Dumfries and Galloway red kite project area.Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds". In Branson, A. (2008) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 19: 201–4.
The Sea Eagle Project team reports 42 territorial breeding pairs of white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Scotland with 24 successful broods fledging 34 young. There are probably around 200 individual white-tailed eagles resident in Scotland.
Migrant and wintering birds
Record breaking movement of little auk (Alle alle) with 18,713 past the Farne Islands, Northumberland on 9 November; 18,900 past St Abb's Head, Borders and 28,803 past the Farne Islands on 11 November.
An influx of cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) began on 3 November with four in Dorset and one at Kenfig Pool NNR on 5 November. In mid–November more arrived in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (18th), and by the end of the year they were seen as far east as Sussex and as far north as Dumfries and Galloway.
Rare birds
Britain and Ireland's first great blue heron (Ardea herodias) on 7 December 2007 at Lower Moors, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2007 2008 Isles of Scilly Bird Group Flood Bob Two previous birds in British waters were ship–assisted.Fisher E. Ashley Great Blue Heron on Scilly: new to Britain British Birds 2010 103 206–212
Britain's first live record of a Madeiran storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro) on 28 July 2007 on a pelagic, about 7.5 miles SSE of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Other events
Ireland
Cattle egrets were reported from Co Galway, Co Clare, Co Cork and Co Waterford in November and December.
Scandinavia
To be completed
North America
Canada
British Columbia established a breeding centre for the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), near Vancouver.McKenna Cara How Canada is trying to protect its last three spotted owls https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/16/canada-last-three-spotted-owls The Guardian 16 April 2021
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