2006 in birding and ornithology
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The year 2006 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
New species
Ornithologists
Deaths
- 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
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.
- 1 2 3 "Irish Rare Birds Report 2006" (PDF). Irish Rare Birds Committee. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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