2006 in birding and ornithology
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| Years: | 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
The year 2002 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
[edit]New species
[edit]Taxonomic developments
[edit]Ornithologists
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 12 January - René de Naurois
- 22 September - Tommy Garnett
- 2 October - George A. Bartholomew
- 10 October - Mike Rogers[1]
- 18 October - Ronald Hickling
- 23 November - Paul Géroudet
- 8 December - John Kenneth Terres
- ? - Tatsuo Utagawa
World listing
[edit]Europe
[edit]Britain
[edit]Breeding birds
[edit]Migrant and wintering birds
[edit]Rare birds
[edit]- A large influx of cattle egrets occurs in January, including a flock of eight in Sussex
- Britain's first long-billed murrelet is found in Devon in November[2]
Other events
[edit]Ireland
[edit]Rare birds
[edit]- Ireland's first cirl bunting is found in Co. Cork[3]
- Ireland's first Canada warbler is found in Co. Clare[3]
- Ireland's second Baltimore oriole, second isabelline shrike and second hermit thrush are all found in Co. Cork[3]
Scandinavia
[edit]To be completed
North America
[edit]To be completed
References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Rogers". Times Online. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Kirby, Terry (14 November 2006). "The big question: Should the sighting of a rare auk in Britain give us cause for alarm?". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Irish Rare Birds Report 2006" (PDF). Irish Rare Birds Committee. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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