2003 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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The year 2003 in birding and ornithology.

See also 2002 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2003, other specialist lists of events in 2003 and 2004 in birding and ornithology.

Worldwide

New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
  • The Munchique wood-wren from the Colombian Andes is described as new to science in the online journal Ornitologica Colombiana
  • The Okarito brown kiwi from South Island, New Zealand is described as new to science in the Records of the Auckland Museum

To be completed

Taxonomic developments

To be completed

Ornithologists

Deaths

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

To be completed

Migrant and wintering birds

  • 130 chiffchaff overwintered at St Austell, 50 at Helston and 25 at Countess Weir. All the sites were "old fashoned" sewage works where the micro climate and lush vegetation ensure plenty of insects through the winter[1]

Rare birds

Other events

Scandinavia

To be completed

North America

  • An unprecedented movement of American robins in eastern North America on 8–9 November. Over 500,000 were recorded passing over Cape May after a deep low pressure system swept migrants into the north east of the United States[1]
gollark: Of course, xenowyrms are still better.
gollark: I have two other CB zyus, which would probably be enough to get one, but nobody seems to have a CB yellow and want to trade it.
gollark: Aaargh, why are there no trades available for yellow zyuus.
gollark: 1/110412.5.
gollark: They're probably worth more as hatchlinngs.

References

  1. Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds." In Branson, A. (2004) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 15: 204–7
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