2006 in birding and ornithology

Worldwide

New species

:See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

Taxonomic developments

Ornithologists

Deaths

• 12 January - René de Naurois
• 22 September - Tommy Garnett
• 2 October - George A. Bartholomew
• 10 October - Mike Rogers
• 18 October - Ronald Hickling
• 23 November - Paul Géroudet
• 8 December - John Kenneth Terres
• ? - Tatsuo Utagawa

World listing

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

Migrant and wintering birds

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

Other events

Ireland

Rare birds

• Ireland's first cirl bunting is found in Co. Cork
• Ireland's first Canada warbler is found in Co. Clare
• Ireland's second Baltimore oriole, second isabelline shrike and second hermit thrush are all found in Co. Cork

Scandinavia

To be completed

North America

To be completed

References

References

1. (28 October 2006). "Mike Rogers". Times Online.
2. Kirby, Terry. (14 November 2006). "The big question: Should the sighting of a rare auk in Britain give us cause for alarm?". The Independent.
3. "Irish Rare Birds Report 2006". Irish Rare Birds Committee.