Members:
Rob Armstrong, John Nadin, Ken Shaw, Kris Gibb, Mark Wilkinson and Graham Sparshott (Chair).
A records form for descriptions can be found here
Species that the committee considers:
Taiga Bean Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Bewick’s Swan, Egyptian Goose, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Garganey (females and eclipse drakes only), Red-crested Pochard, Ring-necked Duck, Surf Scoter (females and eclipse drakes only), Black Grouse, Capercaillie, White-billed Diver, Balearic Shearwater, Leach’s Petrel, Black-necked Grebe, White Stork, Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill, Bittern, Great White Egret, Red Kite, Honey Buzzard, Northern Goshawk (Juveniles in all circumstances, adults only away from established sites), Rough-legged Buzzard, Golden Eagle, Hobby, Spotted Crake, Common Crane, American Golden Plover, Temminck’s Stint, Pectoral Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Grey Phalarope, Sabine’s Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Roseate Tern, Long-tailed Skua, Nightjar, Bee-eater, Golden Oriole, Chough, Hooded Crow, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Shore Lark, Richard’s Pipit, Barred Warbler, Pallas’s Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Siberian Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Nuthatch, Rose-coloured Starling, Bluethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Hawfinch, Common Rosefinch, Common Redpoll, Lapland Bunting, and Water Pipit.
A description could also be required for other species not on the list whenever deemed necessary by the Recorder.
