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
[edit] 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.
[edit] New species
To be completed
[edit] Taxonomic developments
To be completed
[edit] Europe
[edit] Britain
[edit] Breeding birds
- Yellow-legged Gull breeds for the first time in Britain at a site in Southern England.
[edit] Migrant and wintering birds
- A large wreck of Little Auks occurs on North Sea coasts in November.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Other Events
- The British Birdwatching Fair has the wetlands of Morocco as its theme for the year.
[edit] Ireland
[edit] Rare birds
- Two Yellow Warblers in October, in County Clare and County Waterford are the first and second for Ireland
[edit] Scandinavia
- A Blue Rock Thrush in Finland is the first record for the country.
[edit] North America
To be completed
[edit] Asia
- Three sightings of Sooty Shearwater in the United Arab Emirates are the first records there.
