1995 in birding and ornithology

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See also , 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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