2001 in birding and ornithology
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- See also 2000 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2001, other specialist lists of events in 2001 and 2002 in birding and ornithology.
[edit] Worldwide
[edit] New species
- The Bukidnon Woodcock from the Philippines is described as new to science in the journal Forktail
To be completed
[edit] Taxonomic developments
To be completed
[edit] Europe
[edit] Britain
[edit] Breeding birds
To be completed
[edit] Migrant and wintering birds
- Record-breaking numbers of Rose-coloured Starling reach Britain.
[edit] Rare birds
- Britain's first Red-billed Tropicbird is photographed at sea off the Isles of Scilly in June.
- A Grey Catbird on Anglesey in October is the first for Britain.
- Britain's first Snowy Egret is found in Argyll in November, and remains in southwestern Scotland, touring a variety of locations, throughout much of 2002
- A Green Heron (Britain's fourth) is found in Lincolnshire in September
[edit] Other Events
- The British Birdwatching Fair has eastern Cuba as its theme for the year.
[edit] Scandinavia
To be completed
[edit] North America
To be completed
[edit] Asia
[edit] Japan
- In late August, a juvenile Calidris sandpiper is found in Japan which appears to be of the hybrid form known as Cox's Sandpiper, only the second time this plumage has been recorded
