1995 in birding and ornithology
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- See also 1996 in birding and ornithology
Worldwide[edit]
- 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[edit]
To be completed
Taxonomic developments[edit]
To be completed
Europe[edit]
Britain[edit]
Breeding birds[edit]
- Yellow-legged gull breeds for the first time in Britain at a site in Southern England.
Migrant and wintering birds[edit]
- A large wreck of little auks occurs on North Sea coasts in November.
Rare birds[edit]
- 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[edit]
- The British Birdwatching Fair has the wetlands of Morocco as its theme for the year.[1]
Ireland[edit]
Rare birds[edit]
- Two yellow warblers in October, in County Clare and County Waterford are the first and second for Ireland
North America[edit]
To be completed
Asia[edit]
- Three sightings of sooty shearwater in the United Arab Emirates are the first records there.
References[edit]
- ^ "Celebrating 30 years of Birdfair: 3 decades of global conservation impact". Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2022.