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The BBRC is the official adjudicator of rare bird records in Britain. Its members are democratically elected by birders' representatives in each county and serve for a fixed term.
It publishes its annual report in the monthly journal British Birds . These web pages supplement the Annual Report and also enable birders worldwide to keep abreast with the latest committee news.
The work of the BBRC is sponsored by Carl ZeissThe Annual report "Rare birds in Great Britain 2008" will be published in British Birds in their October edition. This edition is always popular so make sure you get your copy by subscribing to British Birds.
| Press Releases | Submissions |
| A full set of Press Releases are viewable via the Press Release button (left) but the following may be of particular interest:- | Current BBRC species and taxa: A list of the species and sub-species currently being assessed by BBRC. |
| Two New Members on BBRC - read about the new members who started on
April 1st 2009 |
On-line submission form: You can now submit on-line for well photographed birds. |
| Siberian Chiffchaff Status - the specialised group looking at this taxon make their first recommenations | Work-in Progress – a file on the state of play of all submissions currently being assessed by the Committee |
| Species Reviews - announcements on reviews of Canada Geese, Snow Geese and the “Druridge Bay Curlew | County Recorders- an updated list of your County Recorders. Send records to them first, and they will forward to BBRC. |
| Removal of BBRC species - Cattle Egret, White-billed Diver and Parrot Crossbill are no longer being assessed by BBRC | Pre-1950 records: What to do with early records |
