See also 2008 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2009 and 2010 in birding and ornithology 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.Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds". In Branson, A. (2009) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 20: 348-350
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.
Rare birds Britain's second brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) from 8–10 May on Fair Isle.
Other events The Ringing Scheme celebrate its centenary, on 17 May, with 36 million birds ringed so far.
Ireland
Rare birds
Scandinavia Iceland's third bufflehead, a male at Dynjandi from February to April.
North America To be completed
References
External links British Trust for Ornithology Bird Ringing Scheme