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2001 in birding and ornithology

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New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
  • The Bukidnon woodcock from the Philippines is described as new to science in the journal Forktail

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    Contents

    Taxonomic developments

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    Breeding birds

    To be completed

    Migrant and wintering birds

  • Record-breaking numbers of rose-coloured starling reach Britain.

    • Rare birds

  • Britain's first red-billed tropicbird is photographed at sea off the Isles of Scilly in June.
  • A grey catbird on Anglesey in October is the first for Britain.
  • Britain's first snowy egret is found in Argyll in November, and remains in southwestern Scotland, touring a variety of locations, throughout much of 2002
  • A green heron (Britain's fourth) is found in Lincolnshire in September

    • Other Events

  • The British Birdwatching Fair has eastern Cuba as its theme for the year.

    • Scandinavia

    To be completed

    North America

    To be completed

    Japan

  • In late August, a juvenile Calidris sandpiper is found in Japan which appears to be of the hybrid form known as Cox's sandpiper, only the second time this plumage has been recorded

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    2001 in birding and ornithology Wikipedia
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