BBRC report form

British Birds Rarities Committee

Rarity Form

Email to: secretary@bbrc.org.uk

This form has been designed to be used electronically. Your submission will be processed far more quickly and accurately if it is typed rather than handwritten.

To move to the next field simply press ‘Tab’ then ‘End’ and start typing.

Note: If attaching images please send them as separate files and not within this Word document.

Species:

Date first seen:

Date last seen:

No. of Birds:

Age/Sex:

County:

Location:

Please fill in your email address to ensure that you get an acknowledgement

Finder:

Email:

Identifier (if different):

Email:

Submitter (if different):

Email:

Other observers:

Any who disagrees with identification?

Optical aids:

Distance from bird:

Have you enclosed photographs?

Was the bird videoed?

If photos are available on public websites (BirdGuides & Surfbirds etc) then please give www address:

Have the photographs been published in magazines? If so, where:

Species present for comparison:

Which species were alongside the bird:

Observer(s) experience of the species:

Observer(s) experience of similar species on the same day or previously:

Weather (general description):

Wind direction and Force:

Light conditions (good, dull, etc & sun behind, side etc):

Visibility (distance):

Rain, mist, etc:

Cloud cover:

Address of submitter:

Phone No:

And finally, is the record 100% certain?

Hit ‘Page Down’ key several times to move to Description section
Please try to cover

1. Circumstances of finding the bird (if applicable) but keep it brief

2. Plumage, bare parts etc and call (if possible)

3. Jizz (that ‘indefinable something’ about the way it behaved)

Description:

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