2009 in birding and ornithology
The year 2009 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
[edit]New species
[edit]Taxonomic developments
[edit]Ornithologists
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 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
[edit]Europe
[edit]Britain
[edit]Breeding birds
[edit]- A Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) originally ringed on 17 May 1957 at Bardsley Bird Observatory has bred each summer on the island ever since.[1]
Migrant and wintering birds
[edit]- 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.[1]
Rare birds
[edit]- Britain's second brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) from 8–10 May on Fair Isle.[1]
Other events
[edit]- The Ringing Scheme celebrate its centenary, on 17 May, with 36 million birds ringed so far.[1]
Ireland
[edit]Rare birds
[edit]Scandinavia
[edit]- Iceland's third bufflehead, a male at Dynjandi from February to April.[2]
North America
[edit]To be completed
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Balmer, D. and Vickery, J. "Birds". In Branson, A. (2009) Wildlife Reports. British Wildlife 20: 348-350
- ^ "BirdGuides 27 December 2011". BirdGuides. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
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