The years 1980–1989 in birding and ornithology. Worldwide New species Bird species new to science described in the 1980s Ornithologists Deaths 1985 22 February - David Hunt (born 1934) – ″The Scilly Birdman″Flumm, D.S. "Obituary". In Rogers, M.J. (ed.) (1985) Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1984. Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society. 1987 11 September - Sir Charles Alexander Fleming died at age 71 (born 9 September 1916).
World listing Breeding birds 1981 Cranes bred in Britain (Norfolk Broads) for the first time in over 400 years Rare birds 1981 Europe's first magnolia warbler on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. 1982 Britains first northern harrier on the Isles of Scilly from 22 October 1982 until 8 June 1983Martin, J.P. (2008) From the Rarities Committee's files: Northern Harrier' on Scilly: new to Britain. British Birds August 1983 Britain's first white-throated robin in June 1983 at the Calf of Man Bird Observatory.Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds." In Branson, A. (2011) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 22:422-4. 1984 Britain's second common yellowthroat found on 7 June 1984 at Fetlar, Shetland.Rogers, M.J. (ed.) (1985) Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1984. Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society. Britain's third common yellowthroat found on 2 October 1984 at Bryher. Britain's second hermit thrush found on 28 October 1984 at Peninnis Head, St Mary's. 1985 Europe's first Wilson's warbler found on 13 October at Rame Head, Cornwall. Britain's third calandra lark found on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (first record for the islands) on 26 April and stayed until 29 April. 1988 Britain's first accepted record of a brown-headed cowbird at Islay, Argyll on 24 AprilBalmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds". In Branson, A. (2009) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 20: 348-350 Britain's first accepted record of a double-crested cormorant at Cleveland from December 1988 to late April 1989. 1990 Western Palearctic's first tree swallow at Porth Hellick, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly from 6 to 11 June Britain's second white-throated robin on 27 May 1990 at Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Portugal Rare birds 1984 Eight great blue herons reached the Azores in April and a ninth in June. These birds are not considered to be the first for Europe. (See France, 1996). References