2006 in birding and ornithology
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The year 2006 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
New species
- See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
Ornithologists
Deaths
- 10 October - Mike Rogers[1]
Europe
Britain
Rare birds
- 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]
Ireland
Rare birds
- 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
To be completed
North America
To be completed
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Irish Rare Birds Report 2006" (PDF). Irish Rare Birds Committee. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2010.