2017 in birding and ornithology

• Night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) recorded successfully breeding for the first time in Britain. Two birds fledged at the Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve, managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.^[3]
• A number of hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) disappeared in suspicious circumstances over land managed for grouse shooting. There were only three successful nests in England.^[4]

• 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.^[4]

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