Welsh Records Panel

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The Welsh Records Panel (WRP) checks and reports on rare bird records for Wales.

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Assessment

The assessment of rare birds occurring in Wales is done through a three-tier process with the British Birds Rarities Committee checking reports of British rarities, the WRP checking reports of Welsh rarities and local records committees checking reports of species rare at the local level. [1]

The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee 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 British Birds.

The WRP is a sub-committee of the Welsh Ornithological Society (WOS) and receives reports through bird recorders representing each of the Welsh counties and from individuals.

The Welsh Ornithological Society is an organisation which promotes the study and conservation of birds in Wales. Each year it organises a conference and publishes two issues of the journal Welsh Birds, one of which contains the Welsh Bird Report. It was founded on 26 March 1988 at a conference in Aberystwyth. It now has about 250 members. The television presenter and author Iolo Williams has been the society's president since November 2009.

Reports

A rarities reporting form can be downloaded and completed from the WOS web site where regular reports are posted. They are also included in an annual Welsh Bird Report.

The WOS are building up a scarce and rare bird photo data base and are particularly interested in photos from the 1970s-1990s.

See also

List of birds of Wales

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Jonathan (2002) Birds in Wales 1992–2000, Welsh Ornithological Society
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