See also 2004 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2005, other specialist lists of events in 2005 and 2006 in birding and ornithology

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Worldwide

New species

See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

• The Sulphur-breasted Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis from Amazonian Brazil is described as new to science in the American journal The Auk

• The Upper Magdalena Tapaculo Scytalopus rodriguezi from the Colombian Andes is described as new to science in the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club

• The Iquitos Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi from Peru is described as new to science in the Wilson Bulletin

• Stiles's Tapaculo Scytalopus rodriguezi from the Colombian Andes is described as new to science in the American journal The Auk

*** Work in progress *** See also parent article Bird species new to science This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2005: Summary statistics Number of species described per year Countries with the highest number of newly described species Brazil - Peru - Indonesia - The... The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Auk is a quarterly journal and the official publication of the American Ornithologists Union, having been continuously published by that body since 1883. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Satellite Image of the Andes (Source:http://earthobservatory. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club (ISSN 0007-1595) is an ornithological journal published by the British Ornithologists Club. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Satellite Image of the Andes (Source:http://earthobservatory. ... This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. ... The Auk is a quarterly journal and the official publication of the American Ornithologists Union, having been continuously published by that body since 1883. ...

Rediscoveries

In April, an announcement is made that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been rediscovered in North America; in July, doubt is cast on this claim, but on hearing sound-recordings, the skeptics are convinced. Binomial name Campephilus principalis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a very large and extremely rare member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. ...

Taxonomic developments

• The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee announce that they have adopted the following species split:
  • Common Scoter and Black Scoter
  • Velvet Scoter and White-winged Scoter
  • Greater Canada Goose and Lesser Canada Goose
  • Yellow-legged Gull (split from Herring Gull)

Binomial name Melanitta nigra Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies (Black Scoter) The Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) is a large sea duck, 44-54 cm in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe, Asia and North America. ... Binomial name Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) is a large sea duck, 44-54 cm in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe, Asia and North America. ... Binomial name Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) The Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe, Asia and North America, where it is known as the White-winged Scoter. ... Binomial name Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) The Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe, Asia and North America, where it is known as the White-winged Scoter. ... Other uses: Goose (disambiguation) Binomial name Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies (Dusky Canada Goose) (Vancouver Canada Goose) (Lesser Canada Goose) (Moffitts Canada Goose) (Giant Canada Goose) (Interior Canada Goose) (Atlantic Canada Goose) The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), colloquially Greater Canada or Canadian Goose in North America, belongs to the... Binomial name Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811 The Yellow-legged Gull, Larus cachinnans, is a large gull. ... Binomial name Larus argentatus Pontopiddan, 1763 The herring gull, Larus argentatus, is a large gull which breeds across North America, Europe and Asia. ...

Ornithologists

Deaths

• 3 February - Ernst Mayr (b. 1904)
• 25 February - Tony Norris (b. 1917)
• 9 June - Dr James F. Clements (b. 1927)
• 3 September - Richard S.R. Fitter (b.1913)

February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article has been identified as possibly containing errors. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Cuthbert Antony (Tony) Norris (born Cradley, Worcestershire, 2 January 1917; died Worcester 25 February 2005) was a notable British ornithologist. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter (1 March 1913 - 3 September 2005) was a British professor and author. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

World listing

• American Peter Kaestner becomes only the fourth person ever to see over 8000 species of bird

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

• A pair of European Bee-eaters makes a nesting attempt in Herefordshire - see Bee-eaters in Britain

To be completed Binomial name Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 The European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Two species of bee-eater have occurred in Britain. ...

Migrant and wintering birds

• The first part of the year sees a large influx of Waxwings into southern England.

Species B. garrulus B. cedrorum The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterised by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. ...

Rare birds

• Britain's third Belted Kingfisher was found on 1 April in Staffordshire, and was later seen briefly in east Yorkshire, then in Northeast Scotland; the last was in 1980.

• Britain's second Barrow's Goldeneye was found in May in Northeast Scotland.

• Britain's second Audouin's Gull was seen briefly at Spurn, east Yorkshire on 1st June.

• An influx of Trumpeter Finches in Kent and Suffolk in the spring are the first of this species to be seen in Britain since the early 1990s.

• A Sooty Tern visited the Anglesey tern colonies in North Wales in July - the first ever in Britain to be seen by large numbers of birders.

• A Yellow Warbler on Unst, Shetland in September is Britain's fifth.

• A Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle, Shetland in October is also Britain's fifth.

• Britain's first Magnificent Frigatebird is found moribund in Whitchurch, Shropshire following Hurricane Wilma, and dies in care at Chester Zoo

• Britain's fifth Green Heron is found on Anglesey in November

• Hurricane Wilma also brought an unprecedented influx of Laughing Gulls to Britain during November

Binomial name Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758) The Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in the northern United States and Canada. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Binomial name Bucephala islandica (Gmelin, 1789) The Barrows Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. ... Binomial name Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826 The Audouins Gull (Larus audouinii) is a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa. ... A photograph of Spurn in May, showing the lighthouse and sand-dunes. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Binomial name Rhodopechys githaginea (Lichtenstein, 1823) The Trumpeter Finch, Rhodopechys githaginea, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Binomial name Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 The Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. ... This name is used to refer to three sites in Anglesey, North Wales which support breeding terns: Ynys Feurig Cemlyn Bay and lagoon The Skerries This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ... Binomial name Dendroica petechia (Linnaeus,, 1766) The Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia, is a New World warbler. ... Unst shown within Shetland Islands Unst is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Binomial name Luscinia calliope (Pallas, 1776) The Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. ... Fair Isle (From Old Norse frioar-øy) is an island administratively part of the Shetland Islands, although in fact closer to North Ronaldsay island which is part of the Orkney Islands group. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Binomial name Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) was sometimes previously known as Man OWar, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds. ... Map sources for Whitchurch at grid reference SJ541415 Whitchurch is a small town in the north of the county of Shropshire. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Tropical Storm Wilma forms, ties record for busiest hurricane season Wilma in Cancun pictures & weBlog Wilma pictures, satellites images The Disaster Centers Coverage of Hurricane Wilma Tropical Cyclones page - University of Wisconsin CIMSS The Tropical Guidance page of Jonathan Vigh (PhD candidate... Chester Zoo is an award winning zoological garden in Cheshire in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn, pronounced (IPA), roughly unniss mawn), is an island and county at the north western extremity of north Wales. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Tropical Storm Wilma forms, ties record for busiest hurricane season Wilma in Cancun pictures & weBlog Wilma pictures, satellites images The Disaster Centers Coverage of Hurricane Wilma Tropical Cyclones page - University of Wisconsin CIMSS The Tropical Guidance page of Jonathan Vigh (PhD candidate... Binomial name Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758 Adult winter Laughing Gulls The Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. ...

Other Events

• The British Birdwatching Fair has Burma as its theme for the year.

The British Birdwatching Fair is an annual event for birdwatchers, held every August at Rutland Water in England. ...

Ireland

Rare birds

• Ireland's first Green Heron is found in County Cork in October

• Ireland's first Barrow's Goldeneye is found at Quoile Pondage in County Down in November

This article does not cite its references or sources. ... County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... Binomial name Bucephala islandica (Gmelin, 1789) The Barrows Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. ... County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ...

Scandinavia

To be completed

North America

To be completed