2012 in birding and ornithology

none Bird species new to science described in the See also 2011 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2012 and 2013 in birding and ornithology The year 2012 in birding and ornithology. Worldwide New species See also Bird species new to science described in the 2010s (decade) Deaths Jeffery Boswall (20 March 1931 – 15 August 2012) Asia Israel Israel's 5th European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) off Ashdod on 28 JanuaryEuropean Storm-petrel http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=012008 BirdGuides 28 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120183120/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=012008 2012-01-20 dead Israel's 6th great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) off Haifa on 28 JanuaryGreat Shearwater http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=011059 BirdGuides 28 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119163559/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=011059 19 January 2012 dead Kuwait Kuwait's second white wagtail (Motacilla alba) at Wafra Farms from 10 – 18 February.Masked Wagtail http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=200103 BirdGuides 19 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119214912/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=200103 19 January 2012 dead Europe Denmark A black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) seen flying from Gilleleje north of Copenhagen towards Sweden on 29 April will be the 4th Danish record if accepted.Black-winged Kite http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=030017 Birdguides 30 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120040823/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=030017 20 January 2012 dead A griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) at Møllehus, Tønder on the Danish/German border on 14 July will be the 4th Danish record and first for 26 years.Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=030048 BirdGuides 14 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130827133119/http://birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=030048 2013-08-27 dead Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands first Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) at Sandágerði, Tórshavn on 11 January.Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=061041 BirdGuides 11 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120054025/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=061041 20 January 2012 dead France An Oriental turtle dove, (Streptopelia orientalis ssp meena) at Lot-et-Garonne on 6 March; sixth record for France if accepted.Oriental (Rufous) Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis BirdGuides Gibraltar A tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) at North Mole, Gibraltar first seen on 14 February. If accepted will be a first for the Western Palearctic.Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=200087 BirdGuides 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119213759/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=200087 19 January 2012 dead Originally identified as a northern mockingbirdNorthern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=128005 BirdGuides 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120001444/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=128005 20 January 2012 dead Lithuania An adult male bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) at Limeikiai, Panevėžys on 26 April, will be the first for Lithuania if accepted.Bird News Extra http://www.birdguides.com/bne/default.asp Birdguides 30 April 2012 Madeira Madeira's first American coot (Fulica americana) at Lugar de Baixo on 21 January.American Coot Fulica americana http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=042122 BirdGuides 21 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120001931/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=042122 20 January 2012 dead Netherlands An adult black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) at Muiden, Zuidpolder on 29 April will be the 7th record for the Netherlands if accepted. Sweden A griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) just to the south of Gothenburg is the third for Sweden and the first since 2000 if accepted. Sweden's third dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus) at Nyköping, Södermanland on 14 January.Dusky Thrush http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=130333 BirdGuides 15 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120031138/http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=130333 20 January 2012 dead United Kingdom July – only the second brood of spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) have hatched in captivity at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge Wetland Centre as part of a breeding scheme to save the critically endangered species from extinction.WWT First ever Spoon-billed Sandpiper chicks hatch in the UK 13 July 2012 http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=3352 BirdGuides 14 July 2012 North America United States A pair of endangered short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) have produced one chick on Midway Atoll for the second year running.Endangered Bird Produces a Chick on U.S. Soil for Second Time in History http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120123.html American Bird Conservancy 1 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231112/http://www.abcbirds.org:80/newsandreports/releases/120123.html 2012-01-25 References 30em External links Spoon-billed Sandpiper on BirdLife https://web.archive.org/web/20161021205111/http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3060 2016-10-21 Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year