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1999 in birding and ornithology
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Bird species new to science described in the
See also 1998 in birding and ornithology, main events of 1999 and 2000 in birding and ornithology
Worldwide
New species
See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s
The jocotoco antpitta from Ecuador is described.
Taxonomic developments
To be completed
Europe
Britain
Breeding birds
More than 400 red kites fledged across Britain.
Migrant and wintering birds
Large numbers of pomarine skuas are seen off the east coast during October and November.
Rare birds
The third and fourth Iberian chiffchaffs are seen during the spring.
Britain's third spectacled warbler is seen in Devon in June.
The first royal tern for Scotland and fifth for Britain is seen in Lothian in August.
There is an influx of American waders during September.
A short-billed dowitcher seen first in Aberdeenshire and then in Cleveland is the first record for Britain.
Britain's first short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) is found on the Isles of Scilly on 7 October until 11 OctoberRobinson, P. (2003) The Birds of the Isles of Scilly. London: Christopher Helm.
A black-faced bunting in Northumberland in October is the second for Britain.
Britain's second mourning dove appears in the Outer Hebrides in November.
Britain's fifth Balearic woodchat shrike (Lanius senator badius) at Troy Town, St Agnes from 21 to 27 April. (Accepted by the BBRC)Hudson, D.C. (2010) Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2009. Isles of Scilly Bird Group.
Other events
The British Birdwatching Fair has Brazil's Atlantic forests as its theme for the year.Celebrating 30 years of Birdfair: 3 decades of global conservation impact https://www.spnl.org/celebrating-30-years-of-birdfair-3-decades-of-global-conservation-impact/ Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon 12 December 2022 31 July 2018
Scandinavia
To be completed
North America
In April, Louisiana State University student David Kulivan sees a pair of ivory-billed woodpeckers in the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area on the Louisiana/Mississippi border.
To be completed
Asia
To be completed
References
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