1995 in birding and ornithology


 * See also 1996 in birding and ornithology

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.

New species

 * See also Bird species new to science described in the 1990s

To be completed

Taxonomic developments
To be completed

Breeding birds

 * Yellow-legged gull breeds for the first time in Britain at a site in Southern England.

Migrant and wintering birds

 * A large wreck of little auks occurs on North Sea coasts in November.

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.

Other events

 * The British Birdwatching Fair has the wetlands of Morocco as its theme for the year.

Rare birds

 * Two yellow warblers in October, in County Clare and County Waterford are the first and second for Ireland

North America
To be completed

Asia

 * Three sightings of sooty shearwater in the United Arab Emirates are the first records there.