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EspañolBRITISH BIRDS RARITIES COMMITTEE
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The 'British Birds Rarities Committee' (BBRC), established in 1958, is the recognised national rarities committee for Britain and adjudicates sightings on basis of likelihood of genuine vagrancy, descriptions photographs and the like submitted by birdwatchers.
Its findings are usually published in British Birds.
The committee considers only records of species which are rare enough to meet its criteria for inclusion on the BBRC rarities list. In order to qualify for inclusion, a species either has to have been recorded fewer than 200 times in Britain ever, or it has to have been recorded on 100 or fewer occasions in the last decade.
The following individuals have served on BBRC[1]:
★ Horace Alexander (1959-1963)
★ Chris Batty (2007-date)
★ D. Graham Bell (1962-1976)
★ A. R. M. Blake
★ Chris G. Bradshaw
★ Colin Bradshaw (1990-1997, non-voting Chairman: 1997-current)
★ Phil Bristow
★ Dave Britton
★ Alan Brown
★ Graham P. Catley
★ Peter Clement
★ Peter Davis
★ Alan Dean (1984-1992)
★ Lance Degnan
★ Roy Dennis
★ J. Nick Dymond
★ Pete Ellis
★ James Ferguson-Lees (1959-1963)
★ Steve Gantlett (1987-1984)
★ Martin Garner
★ Peter J. Grant (1969-1986)
★ Denzil Dean Harber (? - 1966, Secretary 1963 - 1966){see Obituary British Birds Vol.60 1967 pps 84-86}}
★ Paul Harvey (1997-2007)
★ A. Hazelwood
★ Chris Heard
★ Philip Hollom chairman ??
★ Dave Holman
★ Nigel Hudson, secretary, 2007-
★ Rob Hume (1988-1997, Chairman: 1993-1997)
★ Tim Inskipp
★ Ron Johns
★ Peter Lansdown
★ James Lidster
★ Brian Little
★ Steve Madge (1977-1988)
★ John H. Marchant
★ John Martin (1997-2007)
★ John Mather
★ John McLoughlin
★ Howard Medhurst
★ M. F. M. Meiklejohn
★ I. C. T. Nisbet
★ J. O'Sullivan
★ Doug Page
★ Mike Pennington (2007-date)
★ Richard Porter
★ G. A. Pyman
★ R. J. Raines
★ Richard A. Richardson
★ Iain S. Robertson
★ Michael J. Rogers (non-voting secretary: 1978-2006)
★ J. Adam Rowlands
★ R. F. Ruttledge
★ Tim Sharrock
★ Ken D. Shaw
★ Brian J. Small
★ F. R. Smith
★ K. D. Smith
★ Jimmy G. Steele
★ Andy M. Stoddart
★ Christopher M. Swaine
★ John Sweeney
★ Reg I. Thorpe
★ Keith E. Vinicombe (1982-1991)
★ R. Wagstaffe
★ Grahame Walbridge
★ Ian Wallace (1963-1968, 1971-1975, Chairman: 1972-1975, non-voting Chairman: 1976)
★ G. A. Williams
★ Kenneth Williamson
:''See The Druridge Bay curlew
The BBRC conducted a detailed review into the controversial identification of a curlew seen in Northumberland in 1998, coming to the conclusion that it was, as had been believed by many observers, a first-summer Slender-billed Curlew. This identification was accepted by the British Ornithologists Union's Records Committee, leading to the addition of this species to the British List. [2]
A BBRC subcommittee is currently undertaking a review of rare bird records from the years immediately prior to its establishment. The rationale for this is to ensure that all records from 1950 onwards (the cut-off date for Category A of the BOU British List of birds) have been subjected to a similar level of srcutiny. Most of the results of this review have not yet been reported, however, one result which has is the reidentification of a frigatebird record from Tiree in 1953. Previously identified as a Magnificent Frigatebird, the BBRC review concluded that the bird was in fact an Ascension Frigatebird, the only individual of this species ever identified in Europe (Walbridge, Small & McGowan 2003). [3]
1. Dean, Alan R. (2007) The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures ''British Birds 100:149-176
2. Steele, Jimmy and Didier Vangeluwe (2002) From the Rarities Committee's files: the Slender-billed Curlew at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, in 1998 ''British Birds'' 95(6):279-299
3. Walbridge, Grahame, Brian Small and Robert Y. McGowan (2003) "From the Rarities Committees files: Ascension Frigatebird on Tiree - new to the Western Palearctic" (British Birds 96:58-73)
★ BBRC website
The 'British Birds Rarities Committee' (BBRC), established in 1958, is the recognised national rarities committee for Britain and adjudicates sightings on basis of likelihood of genuine vagrancy, descriptions photographs and the like submitted by birdwatchers.
Its findings are usually published in British Birds.
Species covered
The committee considers only records of species which are rare enough to meet its criteria for inclusion on the BBRC rarities list. In order to qualify for inclusion, a species either has to have been recorded fewer than 200 times in Britain ever, or it has to have been recorded on 100 or fewer occasions in the last decade.
List of members of BBRC (1958 to date)
The following individuals have served on BBRC[1]:
★ Horace Alexander (1959-1963)
★ Chris Batty (2007-date)
★ D. Graham Bell (1962-1976)
★ A. R. M. Blake
★ Chris G. Bradshaw
★ Colin Bradshaw (1990-1997, non-voting Chairman: 1997-current)
★ Phil Bristow
★ Dave Britton
★ Alan Brown
★ Graham P. Catley
★ Peter Clement
★ Peter Davis
★ Alan Dean (1984-1992)
★ Lance Degnan
★ Roy Dennis
★ J. Nick Dymond
★ Pete Ellis
★ James Ferguson-Lees (1959-1963)
★ Steve Gantlett (1987-1984)
★ Martin Garner
★ Peter J. Grant (1969-1986)
★ Denzil Dean Harber (? - 1966, Secretary 1963 - 1966){see Obituary British Birds Vol.60 1967 pps 84-86}}
★ Paul Harvey (1997-2007)
★ A. Hazelwood
★ Chris Heard
★ Philip Hollom chairman ??
★ Dave Holman
★ Nigel Hudson, secretary, 2007-
★ Rob Hume (1988-1997, Chairman: 1993-1997)
★ Tim Inskipp
★ Ron Johns
★ Peter Lansdown
★ James Lidster
★ Brian Little
★ Steve Madge (1977-1988)
★ John H. Marchant
★ John Martin (1997-2007)
★ John Mather
★ John McLoughlin
★ Howard Medhurst
★ M. F. M. Meiklejohn
★ I. C. T. Nisbet
★ J. O'Sullivan
★ Doug Page
★ Mike Pennington (2007-date)
★ Richard Porter
★ G. A. Pyman
★ R. J. Raines
★ Richard A. Richardson
★ Iain S. Robertson
★ Michael J. Rogers (non-voting secretary: 1978-2006)
★ J. Adam Rowlands
★ R. F. Ruttledge
★ Tim Sharrock
★ Ken D. Shaw
★ Brian J. Small
★ F. R. Smith
★ K. D. Smith
★ Jimmy G. Steele
★ Andy M. Stoddart
★ Christopher M. Swaine
★ John Sweeney
★ Reg I. Thorpe
★ Keith E. Vinicombe (1982-1991)
★ R. Wagstaffe
★ Grahame Walbridge
★ Ian Wallace (1963-1968, 1971-1975, Chairman: 1972-1975, non-voting Chairman: 1976)
★ G. A. Williams
★ Kenneth Williamson
Some notable records reviewed
The Druridge Bay curlew
:''See The Druridge Bay curlew
The BBRC conducted a detailed review into the controversial identification of a curlew seen in Northumberland in 1998, coming to the conclusion that it was, as had been believed by many observers, a first-summer Slender-billed Curlew. This identification was accepted by the British Ornithologists Union's Records Committee, leading to the addition of this species to the British List. [2]
Review of 1950-1958 records, and the Tiree Ascension Frigatebird
A BBRC subcommittee is currently undertaking a review of rare bird records from the years immediately prior to its establishment. The rationale for this is to ensure that all records from 1950 onwards (the cut-off date for Category A of the BOU British List of birds) have been subjected to a similar level of srcutiny. Most of the results of this review have not yet been reported, however, one result which has is the reidentification of a frigatebird record from Tiree in 1953. Previously identified as a Magnificent Frigatebird, the BBRC review concluded that the bird was in fact an Ascension Frigatebird, the only individual of this species ever identified in Europe (Walbridge, Small & McGowan 2003). [3]
References
1. Dean, Alan R. (2007) The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures ''British Birds 100:149-176
2. Steele, Jimmy and Didier Vangeluwe (2002) From the Rarities Committee's files: the Slender-billed Curlew at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, in 1998 ''British Birds'' 95(6):279-299
3. Walbridge, Grahame, Brian Small and Robert Y. McGowan (2003) "From the Rarities Committees files: Ascension Frigatebird on Tiree - new to the Western Palearctic" (British Birds 96:58-73)
External links
★ BBRC website
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