New Zealand
- The Rena (
Liberia) a container ship ran aground on the Astroblabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand on 5 October and was declared New Zealand's worst environmental disaster,[12] with hundreds of dead birds found along the Bay of Plenty coast.[13]
Britain
Breeding birds
- Eight pairs of spoonbills fledged 14 young at Holkham NNR, Norfolk, the second year spoonbills fledged here.[16]
- Norway donated sixteen white-tailed eagles as part of the East Scotland sea eagle reintroduction project.[17]
- The first record of a displaying great snipe came from 11 to 16 May at Cley where one was seen lekking.[17]
- Red-backed shrike bred on Dartmoor for the second consecutive year. This species bred in the UK until the 1990s and last bred on Dartmoor in 1970.[18]
- Seabirds in Scotland continue to struggle with poor breeding performances in many colonies.[19]
Migrant and wintering birds
To be completed
Mediterranean
Rare birds
- Birdlife Cyprus estimate over one third of a million birds are illegally trapped, using mist nets and lime-sticks in Cyprus during the first two weeks of September.[24] Estimate rises to one million for the period 1 September to 23 October.[25]
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