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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

birding Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, ...

and

ornithology Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

Worldwide

New species

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Bird species new to science described in the 2000s This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2010: Summary statistics Number of species described per year Countries with high numbers of newly described species * Brazil * Colombia * Peru * Indonesia ...

'' * Himalayan forest thrush (''Zoothera salimalii''):

Taxonomic developments

Ornithologists

Deaths

World listing

Europe

Britain

Breeding birds

* Reintroduction of the

white stork The white stork (''Ciconia ciconia'') is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to e ...

(''Ciconia ciconia'') began with the aim of a population of at least fifty breeding birds in southern England by 2030. Initially, rehabilitated wild birds from France and Poland will spend the first two years in enclosures.

Migrant and wintering birds

Rare birds

* A

bearded vulture The bearded vulture (''Gypaetus barbatus''), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey and the only member of the genus ''Gypaetus''. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a separate mi ...

(''Gypaetus barbatus'') seen at various sites in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

and southern England has been placed in Category E by the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC), which lists species as introductions, human-assisted transportees, escapees from captivity, or if breeding populations are not considered self-sustaining.

Other Events

Ireland

North America

''To be completed''

References

2016

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