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member, has claimed that BBRC would not accept a single-observer record of a species new to Britain without photographic evidence, regardless of the track record of the observer. Graham Bell, another former member, writing in response to Shaw's article, has accused the committee of adopted unfounded suspicions, arguing that just because a competent observer moves to an underwatched part of the country, their abilities do not change. One of the observers who Wallace claimed was blacklisted, Alan Vittery, also contributed to the debate, stating that he had been informed by the BBRC that they would not consider any single-observer record he submitted, unless supported by a photograph. Vittery contrasted the BBRC's attitude with that of other national

411: 1163: 220: 1061: 1303: 964: 948:. Records for each taxon are listed by county, followed by comments about its occurrence during the year. Late-accepted records and decisions to reject a previously identified record are included. This section of the report contains painted illustrations and photographs of some of the birds. The report lists records that have not been accepted, often noting the most significant that remain under consideration. 1151:; for the remainder, not enough evidence was available to make a firm decision. The committee had previously stated that it would regard as western Bonelli's warbler all except proven eastern Bonelli's warblers, however, this announcement rescinded that decision. In 2003–04, all desert warbler records were reviewed, and it was concluded that all were referable to the newly split 1199:. The full results of this second review were published in 2007; some of the previous racial attributions were withdrawn, but the committee felt able to confidently assign a race for a number of more recent individuals, although it stressed that this could only be done with adult birds (the committee's 2005 report mentions that a further article is in preparation). A review of 208:"BB rarities" for short) is on its website, although the list has not been updated to account for the most recent changes. The committee generally considers only the records of species rare enough to meet its criteria for inclusion on the BBRC rarities list, based on a numerical threshold. In addition to considering full species, records of some rare 1583:

Leyshon, David Ferguson, and Andrew Duff have criticised the committee on similar grounds in relation to its approach to the assessment of rare seabirds, citing the Dungeness herald petrel claim as an example. Vittery, and Moss Taylor both expressed concern that BBRC was adopting too strict an approach for records of birds seen only by their finder.

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particularly unusual circumstances, which were termed "sore thumbs". Much of the original documentation was unavailable for the review, as it had been lost, and so for many records, the review was based solely on published accounts of the birds. The most notable outcome of this review was the reidentification of a

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magazine. Wallace believes that the committee has a blacklist of observers, from whom it automatically rejects records unless there are other observers able to corroborate the sighting. He mentions two specific observers, both of whom live in remote parts of northern Scotland. Ken Shaw, a former BBRC

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to reject this record. The western sandpiper has been recorded several times subsequently in Britain however, and remains on the national list. The subcommittee's final report also hints at the prospect that some records from immediately prior to 1950 may be incorrect; because these fell outside the

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The BBRC covers around 280 species whose annually recorded sightings in Britain fall below a threshold deemed to signify rarity. Since the establishment of the committee, some previously included species have become more common—or at least better recorded; this has resulted in their removal from the

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In 1998, BBRC explained its approach to the assessment of single-observer records. The committee explained that while it understood that geographical and social circumstances make it likely that some people are more likely to find rare birds on their own, it is "very cautious about observers with a

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species otherwise recorded in the North Atlantic. They argued that the Seabirds Advisory Panel's assessment of the record was at fault, and a critical reappraisal of the evidence should have been prompted by the (then relatively recent) discovery in the North Atlantic of Swinhoe's storm petrel, and

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records was begun in 1991, with the purpose of evaluating whether any individuals previously accepted as "either American or Pacific" could now be definitely assigned to one species or the other (and vice versa). The results (a small decrease in the number of accepted American golden plovers, and a

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Wallace (1973) addressed a number of criticisms of the committee including that it provides too little information on the reasons for rarity rejection. Alan Vittery and Sara McMahon have both argued that the committee should inform observers whose records are rejected of the committee's reasons for

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The committee has a chairman, a secretary, and ten voting members, and is supported by others who serve in an advisory capacity. Since its inception, a total of 69 people have served on the committee as assessors. In addition to assessing annual records of rare birds, the committee conducts regular

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A review of olivaceous warbler records commenced in 1986, and continued through the 1990s. The results of this review were published in 1999: six of the previously accepted records were rejected as not meeting modern identification standards. In 2003, following the split of olivaceous warbler into

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publishes a separate annual report summarising the occurrence of these species, and the data is also presented on the Scarce Migrants website. Aside from breeding species, Cetti's warbler, little egret, long-tailed skua, Mediterranean gull, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret and Yellow-browed Warbler

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Over 580 bird species have been recorded in Britain; some 250 have regular breeding or wintering populations, or are common migrants, and a further 50 are "scarce migrants". The BBRC assesses the remaining species. A list of the species the committee assesses (known as "British Birds rarities", or

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to question the decision. They suggested that the committee was becoming too focussed on minutiae in assessing bird descriptions, ignoring more obvious evidence, Vinicombe saying that "the Committee has prevaricated to the point where it 'cannot see the wood for the trees'". David Walker and Owen

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records, begun in 1994, and completed in 1995, concluded that six accepted records of this species should no longer be regarded as acceptable. Five of the six were from autumn, whereas the overwhelming majority of records the committee continued to accept are from the spring/summer period. All 24

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records commenced in 1986. This review, the results of which were published in 1989, established a racial identification for a number of adult isabelline shrikes previously accepted to species level. A further review, with the same aim, was begun in the late 1990s. A preliminary set of results of

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The committee keeps the list of species it considers under review and, from time to time, makes changes. These are usually because species have increased in frequency and no longer meet the numerical criteria for inclusion. A species is removed if it has more than 150 records in the preceding ten

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British List of birds) have been subjected to a similar level of scrutiny. Not all of the 1,100 records of species considered to be rarities at that time were assessed, but only those related to species not recorded more than 100 times by 1997, as well as a few records of less rare species under

299:(e.g. crested tits outside Scotland, and red kites outside Wales). Kentish Plover was readmitted in 2020 following the loss of breeding populations in both the UK and nearby continental Europe leading to a massive decline in records. The second was in 1982, when ten further species were removed: 536:

should be treated. RIACT published its first report in 2006, setting out the subspecies it believed were sufficiently diagnosable, and that occurred infrequently enough to justify being assessed by the rarities committee. Prior to this, a partial selection of rare subspecies had been routinely

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The committee has ten voting members, a chairman (who may be one of the ten, or may be another, non-voting individual) and a non-voting secretary. BBRC was assisted in its assessment of seabird records by a Seabirds Advisory Panel from 1987 to 1996. In 1999, the BBRC set up the "RIACT" (Racial

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of accepted records. Several species have been problematic for assessment, and extreme examples have taken more than 20 years from initial observation to acceptance. The committee has been criticised for its approach to assessing records where only one observer was present, for not publishing

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years, with ten or more in at least eight of those years. Different criteria were used in a review in 2006 (see below). There have been three major "purges" of species since the committee's formation. The first was soon after the committee's formation, in 1963, when 16 species were removed:

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considerable experience of record assessment, the capacity to handle the considerable volume of work involved in assessing upwards of 1,000 records per year and the capacity to work quickly and efficiently". The following 69 individuals have served on BBRC in a records assessment capacity:

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The committee has stated that it has a desire to be made up of members of "all age ranges and both sexes"; however, all BBRC members to date have been male, a fact reflected in the nickname "the ten rare men". Measures exist to ensure that the committee has a geographic balance amongst its

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network. A set of criteria for membership has been developed—currently, these are "a widely acknowledged expertise in identification, proven reliability in the field, a track record of high quality submissions of descriptions of scarce and rare birds to county records committees and BBRC,

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At least one (usually the longest-serving) record-assessing member retires every year, to balance experience with "new blood". The committee usually nominates its own replacement candidate, but also invites nominations from others, and if any are received, holds an election among

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included in BBRC reports; the RIACT report aimed to bring consistency to the selection for future years. When a record is of a species not previously recorded in Britain in a wild state, BBRC deals with assessment of the bird's identification, then passes the record to the

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membership—BBRC's constitution states that it "should attempt to provide a reasonable geographical spread with members having a detailed knowledge of each of the following areas: Wales, Scotland, Northern England, the Midlands, the Southwest and the Southeast of England".

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BBRC reviews 1200 to 1500 records each year (when it was first set up, the figure was around 200 per year). Of these, approximately 85% are accepted: this acceptance rate has remained steady for many years. Species that have caused particular problems include

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Contradictory information has been published on the exact nature of the committee's status. On its website, BBRC describes itself as the "official adjudicator of rare bird records in Britain" (although it does not say on what basis it has this status). In

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A subcommittee was set up in 1997 to undertake a review of rare bird records from the years immediately prior to BBRC's establishment. The purpose of the review was to ensure that all records from 1950 onwards (the cut-off date for Category A of the

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BBRC has from time to time published material illustrating its assessment process in an attempt to explain to a wider audience how it arrives at its decisions. Much of these have appeared in a series called "From the Rarities Committees files" in

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204: 46-47) that the record was actually a hoax, made in protest at perceived suppression of rare bird records in the county. He revealed that the Hermit Thrush in question was actually photographed in Canada on a recent birdwatching trip.

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small increase in the number of accepted Pacifics) were published in the committee's report for 1996, with a comment that a detailed paper on the subject was being prepared, although as of 2009, this has not been published. A review of

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The report typically begins with an introduction, summarising the most significant birds occurring during the year, and discussing any current issues relating to the committee's work. This is followed by a list of accepted records in

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for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video recordings submitted by observers. Its findings are published in an annual report in the journal

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From time to time, BBRC has re-reviewed records that it previously accepted, to ensure they are acceptable in the light of improved knowledge of the species in question. These reviews are carried out on a species-by-species basis.

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records was begun in 1991, with the aim of determining whether any greenish warblers had been mistakenly accepted as Arctics. The review was completed in 1994, although as of 2009, the results had not been published.

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high proportion of single-observer records" and that its policy is to watch patterns closely and review those observers' past records on a regular basis. This approach has attracted criticism. Former BBRC chairman

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reviews of batches of previously accepted records on a species-by-species basis, to ensure that only those consistent with advances in knowledge of bird identification are retained, and to determine the

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in 1952, were reviewed as part of the 1950–1957 review (see below), and found to be unacceptable. Following these rejections, the Buckinghamshire record, and the remaining record, a breeding pair in

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are considered and, in a few cases, the committee considers indeterminate records (birds that belong to a pair or group of rare species that are particularly difficult to separate, such as

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in June 1979, were not considered sufficiently watertight to permit their continued acceptance. Spectacled warbler has since been re-added to the British list following an individual at

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magazine: entitled "You: The Jury", it featured six fictitious rarity accounts, with, in the subsequent issue, accounts from two rarities committee members stating how they would vote.

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in Britain, in order to enable individuals or organisations to assess the current status of, and any changes in, the patterns of occurrence and distribution of these taxa in Britain.

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A number of other individuals have served as the committee's statisticians, museum consultants, archivists and avicultural consultants, or on the Seabirds Advisory Panel or RIACT.

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In 1996, Alan Vittery raised the question of whether the level of detail required by the committee for a description to be acceptable was too high. Similar points were made by

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as contributing towards their British list, BBRC does include records from there in its totals. BBRC has had an ongoing sponsor in the German optical equipment manufacturer

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records was initiated in 1983. The results were published in 1994 and 1995, and nine previously accepted records were judged to be unsound, due to possible confusion with

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was an anomaly, in that it was on the committee's list of species, even though a breeding population existed in Scotland. In 2009, this species was removed, along with

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In 2021, for the first time, White-spotted Bluethroat became the first taxon to be added to the BBRC list that hadn't previously been removed (except British firsts).

1394:) proved difficult to assess; a paper covering four such cases was published in 1986. It included accounts of a bird on Fair Isle, originally thought Britain's first 1203:

was conducted in 2002–04, with the aim of assigning individuals to the eastern and western races where possible; this was possible with nine records; both western

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Walbridge, Grahame, Brian Small and Robert Y. McGowan (2003) "From the Rarities Committee's files: Ascension Frigatebird on Tiree—new to the Western Palearctic"

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99 (2): 74–91; Fraser, Peter A. & Michael J. Rogers (2006) Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2003—Part 2: Short-toed Lark to Little Bunting

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were accepted only after prolonged consideration. Prior to the publication in 1984 of Jonsson and Grant's stint identification paper, a number of stints (

4628: 1380:, proved difficult, but following the occurrence of trapped individuals, on Fair Isle in 1993 and Suffolk in 1994, these were accepted. Some records of 3610: 1600:, arguing that the result of the approach is to distort rarity statistics. Vittery invited the BBRC to reply in public, but this request was declined. 1038:

records was initiated in 1983. The purpose of this review was to establish whether records, particular those in late autumn and winter, of drab grey

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Steele, Jimmy and Didier Vangeluwe (2002) From the Rarities Committee's files: the Slender-billed Curlew at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, in 1998

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using varying standards. The most recent statement of the British Birds Rarities Committee's role is given in Bradshaw, Harvey and Steele (2004):

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records was initiated in 1984. This review resulted in the species being removed from the British list; of the three accepted records, one, at

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estimated that, during his tenure as chairman, approximately 2% of accepted records are incorrectly accepted, and 5% are incorrectly rejected.

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in spring; the committee decided that all but five should remain accepted. In 2003, the committee revised its assessment criteria for male

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The committee also publishes frequent "Rarities Committee news" items (previously called "Rarities Committee news and announcements") in

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acceptance of two birds in Scilly waters as Fea's petrels, BBRC published a paper arguing that all birds are likely to have been Fea's.

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was rejected, although the committee noted that the bird was clearly "an amazing seabird". This decision sparked a number of letters to

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reasons for rejecting the validity of records, and for placing undue weight on descriptive detail when assessing record submissions.

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Documentation of records, including the members' deliberations, are kept in the committee’s archives, which are deposited with the

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Only a single known hoax involving a record submitted to BBRC has become public. In autumn 1994, Nigel Pepper, a birdwatcher from

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identification has proved particularly difficult, leading some observers to suggest that the committee sets too high a standard.

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Thomas, Craig C., Richard E. Harbird and Peter J. Dunn (1998) Spectacled Warbler in North Yorkshire: new to Britain and Ireland

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is now officially accepted as having occurred, but for many years, the identification of these birds was accepted only as Fea's/

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on behalf of the Rarities Committee (1979) Review of British records of Semipalmated Sandpipers and claimed Red-necked Stints

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two species, the accepted records were all reviewed again to ascertain which of the two they were—all nine proved to be

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and found to be unacceptable, leading to the removal of moustached warbler from the British list; it has not re-occurred.

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in 1992, and there have been further subsequent records. In the late 1990s, BBRC reviewed some of the accepted records of

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and BBRC reviewed the record in 2002, but decided that it should stand. In 2009, Nigel Pepper came clean and revealed in

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records took place in 1994, and concluded that three of the eight accepted records should no longer stand. A review of

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subsequently wrote a critical review of this decision, arguing that the evidence points to the bird having been a

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The "Rarity Records Committee" (as it was originally known) was established in 1959 by the editors of the journal

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6(10):398–400; Page, Doug (1997) From the Rarities Committee's files: Problems presented by a pale Blyth's Pipit

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Steele, Jimmy (2006) From the Rarities Committee's files: Do we know what British 'soft-plumaged petrels' are?

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BBRC report for 1996, pp. 453–55, 518–21; BBRC report for 1997, pp. 515–17; BBRC report for 2003, pp. 623–25

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Bradshaw, Colin (2000) From the rarities committee's files: The occurrence of Moustached Warbler in Britain

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Most records received by the committee are processed within a year and published in its annual report in

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this review was published in 2003; four previously accepted individuals were rejected, including one, in

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Bradshaw, Colin (2002) From the Rarities Committee's files: Rare seabirds and a record of Herald Petrel

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Melling, Tim (2006) Time to get rid of the Moustache: a review of British records of Moustached Warbler

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in 1998, coming to the conclusion that it was, as had been believed by many observers, a first-summer

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records took place in the 1970s, resulting in seven of the twelve records being rejected. A review of

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The committee has two permanent posts, a Chairman and a Secretary: they are appointed by the board of

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Rarities Committee news: night heron, American wigeon and rosy starling to be removed from BBRC list

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warblers, which had previously been accepted as greenish warbler, were in fact this species, or were

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were reconsidered in 2002–04, in the light of new information on the variability in appearance of

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Round, Philip D. (1996) Long-toed Stint in Cornwall: the first record for the Western Palearctic

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Mitchell, Dominic, editorial comment in response to Mike Buckland (2007) Wilson's on the record

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BBRC report for 2002, pp. 588–89; BBRC report for 2003, pp. 596–97; BBRC report for 2004, p. 672

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erroneously describes the committee as a "statutory vetting body" (i.e. one established by an

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The most recent report, for 2003, was published in two parts in 2006: Fraser, Peter A. &

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The committee does not assess records of birds from Ireland; that task is carried out by the

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Walker, David and Owen Leyshon (2002) The Dungeness petrel—a response from the observers

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Racial identification and assessment in Britain: a report from the RIACT subcommittee

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that the committee was instead too heavily swayed by the views of a single expert.

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The committee publishes an annual report on the rare birds occurring each year, in

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Identification Amongst Changing Taxonomy) group to advise on how records of rare

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The BBRC conducted a detailed review into the controversial identification of a

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Criticisms of level of detail required and approach to single-observer records

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and the Rarities Committee (1993) Rarities Committee news and announcements

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As of 2017, the following reviews are underway: a review of past records of

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British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee: 37th Report (October 2008)

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have become so common that they no longer qualify even as scarce migrants.

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and Mike Pennington in 2001. In the light of the rejection of a record of

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in 1946, previously accepted as Britain's first, were scrutinised by the

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Bradshaw, Colin, Paul Harvey and Jimmy Steele, on behalf of BBRC (2004)

1668:, which broke into a chicken-run in a garden and stole a chicken, three 1353:(the first three records, from 1959, 1977, and 1993, accepted in 2003), 1169:, one member of a closely related and difficult-to-identify species pair 1552:) as belonging to one or other of these two species, while a bird from 1446: 128: 3752:

Lansdown, P. G. (1993) Rare-bird recording and the Rarities Committee

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in 1984, accepted in 2004 after a second set of notes came to light),

4494:: Fraser, P. A., Michael J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee (2007) 3499:

94(6): 291–93; Pennington, Mike (2001) The Unst Blyth's Reed Warbler

2722:

The first article in this series, "Isabelline Wheatear in Scilly" by

2396: 1638:

Review of 1950–57 records including an Ascension frigatebird sighting

1615: 1553: 1486: 1322: 1112: 153:

BBRC aims to maintain an accurate database of the occurrence of rare

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Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2005 part 1: non-passerines

2267:

Summers, R.W. (2002) Parrot Crossbills breeding in Abernethy Forest

421:

Many other species and subspecies have been removed over the years:

1357:(the first two records, from 1972 and 1992, accepted in 2000), and 3010:

BBRC report for 2002, pp. 589–90; BBRC report for 2003, pp. 598–99

1722: 1709: 1653: 1549: 1518: 1342: 1301: 1161: 1132: 1100: 1059: 962: 409: 332: 218: 154: 118:

committee's list and their reclassification as "scarce migrants".

1533: 1494: 1124: 3836:: G. A. Pyman on behalf of the Rarity Records Committee (1961) 3823:: G. A. Pyman on behalf of the Rarity Records Committee (1960) 2328: 2094: 1274:

records aimed at determining the race of each, and a review of

2281: 3705: 2773:(1985) British status and identification of Greenish Warbler 2567: 2563: 2559: 2534: 2504: 2487: 2256: 2240: 2079: 2035: 2031: 1983:"BBRC recognises Lesser Scaup and Kentish Plover as rarities" 53:

Evaluating submitted claims of sightings of rare bird species

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and C. M. Swaine on behalf of the Parities Committee (1963)

3671:

British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee: 35th Report

3583:

151: 22–23; Vittery, Alan (2005) Give lone birders a chance

2350:"White-spotted Bluethroat elevated to British rarity status" 3466:

British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee 37th Report

3426:

95(9): 459–60; Ferguson, David (2002) The Dungeness petrel

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Current developments in the work of the Rarities Committee

1034:

have proved particularly in need of re-review. A review of

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BBRC report for 1993, p. 543; BBRC report for 1994, p. 530

1505:

questioning whether the committee's stance is too strict.

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to determine which individuals are ascribable to the race

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to establish if any are of the Nearctic race, a review of

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doing so. This view also has the support of the editor of

518:

Once removed, a species is classed as a "scarce migrant":

91: 3825:

Report on rare birds in Great Britain and Ireland in 1959

3810:

Report on rare birds in Great Britain and Ireland in 1958

3782:, pp. 97–105 ("The winding road of national review") 2427:(1999) Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 1997 2419:(1999) Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 1996 1814: 1660:, the BBRC review concluded that the bird was in fact an 1290:

records from the English south coast from the 1960s, and

2650:

Lansdown (1987), p. 489; BBRC report for 2004, p. 628–31

2026:

Bradshaw, Colin (1999) Rarities Committee Announcements

1406:

stint", which most observers at the time believed was a

4480:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (2005) 4466:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (2004) 4452:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (2003) 4438:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (2002) 4424:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (2001) 4410:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (2000) 4396:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1999) 4382:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1998) 4368:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1997) 4354:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1996) 4340:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1995) 4326:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1994) 4312:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1993) 4298:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1992) 4284:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1991) 4270:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1990) 4256:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1989) 4242:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1988) 4228:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1987) 4214:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1986) 4200:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1985) 4186:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1984) 4172:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1983) 4158:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1982) 4144:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1981) 4130:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1980) 4116:: Rogers, Michael J. and the Rarities Committee (1979) 2739:"You: The Jury" commenced in the April 1993 edition of 2641:

Examples from 2009 are: BB 102(2):105 and 102(5):274-77

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92(1): 3–35; Fraser, Peter A., Peter G. Lansdown &

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Announcement: BBRC says goodbye to birders' favourites

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BBRC has had particular problems with a number of rare

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Rarities Committee news: BBRC appoints a new chairman

1925: 1923: 3771:(1970) The first ten years of the Rarities Committee 3430:

95(9): 460; Duff, Andrew (2002) The Dungeness petrel

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Rarities Committee news: BBRC appoints new secretary

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and believed by its observers to be Britain's first

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in 1979, was unacceptable, but that one other, from

16:

Official adjudicator of rare bird records in Britain

2934:(1998) Rarities Committee news & announcements 2713:

Examples include the editorial in issue 116 (p. 4).

1781: 1779: 1777: 1713:timeframes of the review they were not reassessed. 580:, appointed in 2007. Its previous secretaries were 87: 77: 67: 57: 49: 34: 26: 4614:Ornithological organisations in the United Kingdom 4572:: Hudson, Nigel and the Rarities Committee (2009) 4551:: Hudson, Nigel and the Rarities Committee (2008) 4537:: Hudson, Nigel and the Rarities Committee (2008) 4516:: Fraser, P. A. and the Rarities Committee (2006) 3706:What does the British Birds Rarities Committee do? 1083:in 1968, was re-identified as a first-year female 3916:: D. D. Harber and the Rarities Committee (1966) 3903:: D. D. Harber and the Rarities Committee (1965) 3883:: D. D. Harber and the Rarities Committee (1964) 3808:on behalf of the Rarity Records Committee (1960) 3785:Wallace, Ian (2005) Questions that won't go away 3389:A critical look at the evidence relating to 'the 3155:(1995) Rarities Committee News and Announcements 2628:(2006) A review of the 1950–57 British rarities. 2474: 2472: 1119:in 1965, should stand. Two further records, from 4051:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1975) 4038:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1974) 4025:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1973) 4012:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1972) 3999:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1971) 3979:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1970) 3966:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1969) 3953:: F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee (1968) 3247:, Editorial comment following Dickie, I. R. and 2251:Rarities Committee news: BBRC dumps black Brant 1017:magazine. Another short series was published in 3667:British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee 2822:(1991) Status of Spectacled Warbler in Britain 1956:Rowlands, Adam (2009) Rarities Committee News, 1890:British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee 1461:in 1988, and believed by its observers to be a 1376:, including an atypical pale individual on the 1067:, a species with a history of misidentification 539:British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee 189:British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee 3251:(1995) Lesser Short-toed Lark: new to Britain 2617: 2615: 2613: 2611: 2609: 2607: 2440:Dean (2007), p. 154 and Appendix 1, pp. 174–75 4574:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2009 4553:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2008 4539:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2007 4518:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2006 4482:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2004 4468:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2003 4454:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2002 4440:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2001 4426:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2000 4412:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1999 4398:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1998 4384:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1997 4370:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1996 4356:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1995 4342:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1994 4328:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1993 4314:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1992 4300:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1991 4286:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1990 4272:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1989 4258:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1988 4244:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1987 4230:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1986 4216:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1985 4202:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1984 4188:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1983 4174:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1982 4160:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1981 4146:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1980 4132:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1980 4118:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1978 4104:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1977 4087:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1976 4070:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1975 4053:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1974 4040:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1973 4027:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1972 4014:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1971 4001:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1970 3981:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1969 3968:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1968 3955:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1967 3942:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1966 3918:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1965 3905:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1964 3885:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1963 3872:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1962 3855:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1961 3838:Report on rare birds in Great Britain in i960 2588: 2586: 2584: 1591:and others have written about the subject in 1266:, a review of records of the eastern race of 103:(BBRC), established in 1959, is the national 8: 3765:131: 40–1 (an interview with Colin Bradshaw) 2683: 2681: 2516: 2514: 2512: 1846: 1844: 1842: 1840: 1838: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1524:The occurrence in Britain of southern (i.e. 21: 3853:on behalf of the Rarities Committee (1962) 3662: 3660: 3533: 3531: 1952: 1950: 1948: 1576:in 1997, Vinicombe and Pennington wrote to 1536:is also unresolved. A series of reports of 576:(1997–2008). The committee's secretary is 3320:(1984) Identification of stints and peeps 2797: 2795: 2415:Fraser, Peter A., Peter G. Lansdown & 2022: 2020: 1630:. This identification was accepted by the 1191:in 1978, which is now thought have been a 1087:, while descriptions of the other two, at 20: 4624:1959 establishments in the United Kingdom 3418: 3416: 3267:(1993) The Isles of Scilly Blyth's Pipit 3121: 3119: 3117: 3115: 3113: 3111: 3109: 3107: 3018: 3016: 2848:Pitches, Adrian & Tim Cleeves (2005) 2785: 2783: 2558:100(3): 176 and BBRC press releases from 1911:Preddy, Steve (2007) Rarities in Britain 1733:. Doubts about the record were raised in 2070: 2068: 1791:(1959) Editorial: Records of Rare Birds 3759:Mairs, David (2003) The record breaker 3566:Bell, Graham (2005) Negative attitudes 2458:Kehoe, Chris, on behalf of BBRC (2006) 2036:BBRC press release, 12 October 1998 (2) 2032:BBRC press release, 12 October 1998 (1) 1773: 1294:, to establish racial identifications. 623: 3495:(2001) The Unst Blyth's Reed Warbler 2904:BBRC report for 1985, pp. 527, 571–72 2761:BBRC report for 1982, pp. 476 and 515 2089: 2087: 1977: 1975: 1556:in 1996 remains under consideration. 1433:, and several apparent North African 1309:, a species seen just once in Britain 7: 3540:(2005) Questions that won't go away 1656:in 1953. Previously identified as a 930:Annual report and other publications 3579:Vittery, Alan (2005) A single mind 2687:Vittery, Alan (1996) String theory 2520:Dean (2007), Appendix 1, pp. 174–75 2080:BBRC press release, 12 January 2006 1676:, the only late December record of 1548:in 2002 have been accepted (by the 181:, which publishes its decisions in 4102:and the Rarities Committee (1978) 4085:and the Rarities Committee (1977) 4068:and the Rarities Committee (1976) 3940:and the Rarities Committee (1967) 3512:Taylor, Moss (1996) Solo rarities 2700:McMahon, Sarah (1996) Tell us why 2395:Scarce Migrants records compilers 1940:BBRC website, Current rare species 1871:BBRC report for 2006, pages 703-04 1813:British Birds Rarities Committee, 1254:, reviews of all claimed Nearctic 970:, another species on the BRRC list 147:local bird recording organisations 14: 4629:Organizations established in 1959 3168:BBRC report for 2003, pp. 599–600 2535:BBRC press release, 19 March 2007 1938:British Birds Rarities Committee 1437:, are still under consideration. 1425:(from 2002), a number of eastern 1372:The first three field records of 552:; the six previous chairmen were 191:does not regard records from the 3295:BBRC report for 1996, pp. 494–95 3235:BBRC report for 1997, pp. 507–08 3217:BBRC report for 2002, pp. 594–95 3199:BBRC report for 2004, pp. 661–62 3134:BBRC report for 2002, pp. 595–96 3092:BBRC report for 2003, pp. 620–21 3074:BBRC report for 1994, pp. 505–06 3065:BBRC report for 1993, pp. 503–05 3038:BBRC report for 1982, pp. 476–77 2992:BBRC report for 2002, pp. 600–01 2965:BBRC report for 1996, pp. 469–71 2956:BBRC report for 2003, pp. 606–07 2913:BBRC report for 1998, pp. 595–96 2505:BBRC press release, 23 July 2007 2490:, BBRC Press Release, 4 May 2007 2449:BBRC report for 1998, pp. 555–56 2241:BBRC press release, 30 July 2001 1862:BBRC report for 2001, pp. 476–78 1717:The Chipping Ongar hermit thrush 993:North Atlantic little shearwater 101:British Birds Rarities Committee 22:British Birds Rarities Committee 4597:Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain 3650:(2005) The Fair Isle sandpiper 3483:BBRC report for 2006, p. 694–95 3001:BBRC report for 2005, pp. 92–94 2568:04 January 2009 (1 April 2009?) 2257:BBRC press release, 7 June 2005 1111:, and concluded that one, from 865:Christopher M. Swaine (1961–63) 3553:Shaw, Ken (2005) Singled out? 1402:; and a bird in Suffolk, The " 644:Chris G. Bradshaw (since 2006) 226:, a species on the BBRC's list 1: 1817:(retrieved 19 September 2007) 1763:The Rare Breeding Birds Panel 1725:, claimed to have recorded a 1457:seen and photographed in the 1365:of a file on Britain's first 1211:were shown to have occurred. 918:British Trust for Ornithology 886:Grahame Walbridge (1992–2003) 792:M. F. M. Meiklejohn (1959–69) 3525:BBRC report for 1997, p. 456 3304:BBRC report for 1992, p. 523 3226:BBRC report for 1999, p. 560 3208:BBRC report for 2003, p. 590 3177:BBRC report for 2006, p. 707 3125:BBRC report for 2003, p. 625 3101:BBRC report for 2004, p. 640 3056:BBRC report for 1993, p. 536 2983:BBRC report for 1998, p. 553 2974:BBRC report for 1985, p. 527 2947:BBRC report for 1996, p. 503 2922:BBRC report for 2002, p. 594 2869:BBRC report for 1998, p. 595 2810:BBRC report for 1983, p. 506 2801:BBRC report for 1993, p. 504 2789:BBRC report for 1990, p. 450 2578:BBRC report for 1999, p. 513 1969:BBRC report for 1962, p. 394 1688:together in April, a spring 1632:British Ornithologists Union 1333:in 1970, accepted in 1994), 1325:in 1982, accepted in 2007), 868:John J. Sweeney (since 2002) 862:Andy M. Stoddart (1993–2001) 807:Mike Pennington (since 2007) 3336:(1986) Four problem stints 3143:BBRC report for 2005, p. 41 1708:in 1956, and these led the 1441:Problematic seabird records 1141:eastern olivaceous warblers 829:Iain S. Robertson (1984–90) 786:John McLoughlin (1996–2006) 4645: 3701:(accessed 26 October 2007) 1853:(accessed 26 October 2007) 1607: 847:Brian J. Small (2001–2009) 832:Adam Rowlands (since 1999) 811: 777:John H. Marchant (1986–93) 765:James Lidster (since 2005) 723: 659:Graham P. Catley (1990–95) 626: 179:Irish Rare Birds Committee 3721:Birders: Tales of a tribe 2726:, was published in 1993: 2120:Norfolk Records Committee 2052:Norfolk Records Committee 1942:(accessed 15 August 2009) 1463:Matsudaira's storm petrel 871:Reg I. Thorpe (1995–2004) 835:R. F. Ruttledge (1959–60) 801:I. C. T. Nisbet (1959–63) 677:Lance Degnan (since 2004) 487:black-crowned night heron 164:Birders: Tales of a Tribe 4619:Bird rarities committees 1769:Footnotes and references 1398:that turned out to be a 1252:Macaronesian shearwaters 895:G. A. Williams (1975–80) 814:Richard Porter (1981–84) 695:Paul French (since 2008) 683:J. Nick Dymond (1975–77) 650:Phil Bristow (2003–2009) 647:Colin Bradshaw (1990–97) 641:A. R. M. Blake (1963–76) 638:D. Graham Bell (1962–76) 635:Chris Batty (since 2007) 2752:Lansdown (1987), p. 490 2601:Dean (2007), Appendix 2 2545:Lansdown (1993), p. 420 2478:Lansdown (1987), p. 488 2397:Scarce Migrants website 1880:Lansdown (1987), p. 487 1658:magnificent frigatebird 1610:The Druridge Bay curlew 1604:The Druridge Bay curlew 1477:, the only dark-rumped 1453:petrel", a dark-rumped 1421:(from 1985 and 1998), 1417:As of 2007, records of 1341:(Britain's first, from 1095:in October 1969 and on 844:Ken D. Shaw (1994–2002) 780:John Martin (1997–2007) 729:Paul Harvey (1997–2007) 726:Nic Hallam (since 2009) 680:Roy H. Dennis (1967–87) 527:Structure and personnel 467:greater short-toed lark 369:white-winged black tern 313:buff-breasted sandpiper 224:Black-and-white warbler 105:bird rarities committee 2592:Cocker (2001), p. 158. 1475:Swinhoe's storm petrel 1412:semipalmated sandpiper 1386:short-toed treecreeper 1367:lesser short-toed lark 1310: 1216:semipalmated sandpiper 1170: 1167:American golden plover 1157:African desert warbler 1068: 971: 820:R. J. Raines (1975–81) 789:Howard Medhurst (1959) 768:Brian Little (1976–82) 732:A. Hazelwood (1959–61) 653:Dave Britton (1980–90) 491:rose-coloured starling 418: 365:white-rumped sandpiper 361:American golden plover 227: 159: 2624:, Colin Bradshaw and 2488:New chairman for BBRC 1929:Cocker (2001), p. 158 1826:Cocker (2001), p. 134 1758:The Hastings Rarities 1682:black-eared wheatears 1662:Ascension frigatebird 1628:slender-billed curlew 1329:(Britain's first, in 1321:(Britain's first, in 1305: 1258:records, a review of 1201:black-eared wheatears 1179:Pacific golden plover 1165: 1063: 1048:of the Siberian race 966: 853:K. D. Smith (1960–61) 850:F. R. Smith (1966–75) 824:Richard A. Richardson 817:G. A. Pyman (1959–70) 804:Doug Page (1995–2005) 783:John Mather (1976–84) 753:Tim Inskipp (1979–89) 744:Dave Holman (1976–85) 735:Chris Heard (1989–96) 668:Peter Davis (1963–75) 614:county bird recorders 586:Christopher M. Swaine 413: 261:yellow-browed warbler 222: 151: 3778:Wallace, Ian (2004) 2850:Birds New to Britain 1570:Blyth's reed warbler 1515:soft-plumaged petrel 1459:Southwest Approaches 1410:, but was in fact a 1220:black-headed wagtail 1153:Asian desert warbler 686:Pete Ellis (1991–99) 656:Alan Brown (1987–95) 2659:Dean (2007), p. 162 1804:Dean (2007), p. 150 1694:moustached warblers 1690:lanceolated warbler 1674:Eurasian scops owls 1598:rarities committees 1431:lesser whitethroats 1359:Hume's leaf warbler 1298:Problematic records 1241:European stonechats 1224:grey-headed wagtail 756:Ron Johns (1972–79) 690:James Ferguson-Lees 233:red-crested pochard 23: 4558:2013-06-13 at the 4523:2013-06-13 at the 4504:part 2: passerines 4502:100(1): 16–61 and 4100:Rogers, Michael J. 3986:2012-04-21 at the 3923:2012-04-21 at the 3890:2012-04-21 at the 2932:Rogers, Michael J. 2402:2007-11-04 at the 1684:, a record of two 1666:white-tailed eagle 1435:common chaffinches 1355:Iberian chiffchaff 1311: 1276:subalpine warblers 1260:great white egrets 1237:Siberian stonechat 1235:spring records of 1228:rufous turtle dove 1171: 1109:moustached warbler 1073:spectacled warbler 1069: 1046:common chiffchaffs 1032:Old World warblers 972: 946:taxonomic sequence 899:Kenneth Williamson 892:(1963–68, 1971–75) 881:Reginald Wagstaffe 875:Keith E. 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G. 2218: 2214: 2204:Lansdown, P. G. 2202: 2198: 2188:Lansdown, P. G. 2186: 2182: 2172:Lansdown, P. G. 2170: 2166: 2154: 2150: 2140:Grant, Peter J. 2138: 2134: 2124: 2122: 2114: 2113: 2109: 2099: 2097: 2093: 2092: 2085: 2073: 2066: 2056: 2054: 2046: 2045: 2041: 2030:92(2): 113–14; 2025: 2018: 2006: 2002: 1992: 1990: 1989:. 28 April 2020 1981: 1980: 1973: 1968: 1964: 1955: 1946: 1937: 1933: 1928: 1921: 1910: 1906: 1888: 1884: 1879: 1875: 1870: 1866: 1861: 1857: 1849: 1830: 1825: 1821: 1812: 1808: 1803: 1799: 1785:The editors of 1784: 1775: 1771: 1754: 1729:in a garden in 1719: 1640: 1612: 1606: 1566:Keith Vinicombe 1562: 1542:Isles of Scilly 1443: 1382:citrine wagtail 1378:Isles of Scilly 1351:Sykes's warbler 1327:long-toed stint 1300: 1272:Orphean warbler 1268:common redstart 1117:Buckinghamshire 1027: 961: 932: 857:Jimmy G. 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