2009 in birding and ornithology
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The year 2009 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide[]
New species[]
- See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
Taxonomic developments[]
Ornithologists[]
Deaths[]
- Bob Scott
- David Snow
- Donald Trounson
- Eric Simms
- Geoff Moon
- Ian Rowley
- James Allen Keast
- Kenneth E. Stager
- Mitchell Durno Murray
- Ravi Sankaran
- Richard Zann
- S. A. Hussain
- William H. Behle
World listing[]
Europe[]
Britain[]
Breeding birds[]
- A Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) originally ringed on 17 May 1957 at Bardsley Bird Observatory has bred each summer on the island ever since.[1]
Migrant and wintering birds[]
- Britain's largest flock of whiskered terns (Chlidonias hybridus) (eleven) at Willington Gravel Quarry, Derbyshire on 24 April. Eight remained on 25 April and the flock scattered to other midland and north-east sites over the next few days.[1]
Rare birds[]
Other events[]
- The Ringing Scheme celebrate its centenary, on 17 May, with 36 million birds ringed so far.[1]
Ireland[]
Rare birds[]
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- Iceland's third bufflehead, a male at Dynjandi from February to April.[2]
North America[]
To be completed
References[]
- ^ a b c d Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds". In Branson, A. (2009) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 20: 348-350
- ^ "BirdGuides 27 December 2011". BirdGuides. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
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