Rare birds in Britain in 2011
The much-anticipated review
of rare birds in Britain last year, just published by the Rarities Committee,
includes acceptance of several second and third national records, but as yet
none of the four potential firsts that were submitted.
Report on rare bird in Great Britain in 2011, the committee's annual summary of its accepted and rejected records published in the journal British Birds, also contains a shock 'Not Proven' decision on last year's Long-toed Stint at Weir Wood Reservoir, Sussex, from 15-21 September.
Report on rare bird in Great Britain in 2011, the committee's annual summary of its accepted and rejected records published in the journal British Birds, also contains a shock 'Not Proven' decision on last year's Long-toed Stint at Weir Wood Reservoir, Sussex, from 15-21 September.
Many birders had considered
this last record a shoo-in due to the calibre of some of the observers, the
documentation and video footage taken of the bird, though this has not been
publicly released. It is now apparent that the evidence needed to unequivocally
accept this potential third record for Britain was either not available or
not presented to the committee, resulting in the unexpected decision to reject
the claim. This could be overturned in due course, however, should new evidence
such as confirmatory footage be submitted.
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