1995 in birding and ornithology
Years in birding and ornithology: | 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
Years: | 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
- See also 1994 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1995 and 1996 in birding and ornithology
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
To be completed
Taxonomic developments
To be completed
Europe
Britain
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.
Ireland
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.
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