1995 in birding and ornithology

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:"See also 1994 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1995, other specialist lists of events in 1995 and 1996 in birding and ornithology"

Worldwide

* In Brazil a female Spix's Macaw is released into the wild in the hope that it will mate with the last remaining wild bird but disappears after seven weeks.

New species

:"See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s"

"To be completed"

Taxonomic developments

"To be completed"

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

* Yellow-legged Gull breeds for the first time in Britain at a site in Southern England.

Migrant and wintering birds

* A large wreck of Little Auks occurs on North Sea coasts in November.

Rare birds

* A Rüppell's Warbler near Aberdaron in Gwynedd is the first for Wales and fifth for Britain.
* A Ross's Gull in Cleveland in June and an Ivory Gull at Inverness in July attract large numbers of birders.
* Westerly winds during October lead to an influx of North American landbirds
* A Bay-breasted Warbler at Land's End, Cornwall in October is the first British record
* A Chestnut-sided Warbler at Prawle Point, Devon in October is the second British record
* A record-breaking invasion of Arctic Redpolls begins in November and continues into 1996.

Other Events

* The British Birdwatching Fair has the wetlands of Morocco as its theme for the year.

Ireland

Rare birds

* Two Yellow Warblers in October, in County Clare and County Waterford are the first and second for Ireland

candinavia

* A Blue Rock Thrush in Finland is the first record for the country.

North America

"To be completed"

Asia

* Three sightings of Sooty Shearwater in the United Arab Emirates are the first records there.