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1995 in birding and ornithology

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Worldwide

  • In Brazil a female Spix's macaw is released into the wild in the hope that it will mate with the last remaining wild bird but disappears after seven weeks.

    • New species

    See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s

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    Taxonomic developments

    To be completed

    Breeding birds

  • Yellow-legged gull breeds for the first time in Britain at a site in Southern England.

    • Migrant and wintering birds

  • A large wreck of little auks occurs on North Sea coasts in November.

    • Rare birds

  • A Rüppell's warbler near Aberdaron in Gwynedd is the first for Wales and fifth for Britain.
  • A Ross's gull in Cleveland in June and an ivory gull at Inverness in July attract large numbers of birders.
  • Westerly winds during October lead to an influx of North American landbirds
  • A bay-breasted warbler at Land's End, Cornwall in October is the first British record
  • A chestnut-sided warbler at Prawle Point, Devon in October is the second British record
  • A record-breaking invasion of Arctic redpolls begins in November and continues into 1996.

    • Other events

  • The British Birdwatching Fair has the wetlands of Morocco as its theme for the year.

    • Rare birds

  • Two yellow warblers in October, in County Clare and County Waterford are the first and second for Ireland

    • Scandinavia

  • A blue rock thrush in Finland is the first record for the country.

    • North America

    To be completed

    Asia

  • Three sightings of sooty shearwater in the United Arab Emirates are the first records there.

    • References

    1995 in birding and ornithology Wikipedia
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