British Birds Rarities Committee

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 Annual report "Rare birds in Great Britain 2007" 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.
New Member for April 2009 - the committee are looking for a replacement for Brian Small who will be retiring in the spring	On-line submission form: You can now submit on-line for well photographed birds.
Siberian Chiffchaff in Britain – a call for submissions so the status of this taxon can be evaluated	Work-in Progress – a file on the state of play of all submissions currently being assessed by the Committee
Vagrant Canada Geese – The splitting of Canada Geese into 2 species and a call for submissions.	County Recorders- an updated list of your County Recorders. Send records to them first, and they will forward to BBRC.
Images of Redhead – a call for images of this Nearctic duck prior to a review of the species.	Pre-1950 records: What to do with early records