YvonneB
OH Bird Recorder
BBRC are no longer emailing people when a decision has been made to inform them of the committee's decision. They are producing a quarterly Work In Progress (WIP) file and announcing the decision on Twitter (their account is @_BBRC
Below are the decisions in the latest WIP file (July 2017). Apologies to those of you who have not received notification of the decision - as i'm playing catch up on all the records since taking over as county bird recorder earlier this year i'm not sure, at this stage who has been informed of BBRC decisions and who hasn't! From now onwards I have a system set up and will be able to contact people as soon as I know the decision.
Ref. No Progress First Seen Last Seen Name Scientific Name Location
6486 OK 05-Nov-15 15-Jan-16 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Sound of Harris
6826 OK 11-Nov-16 12-Jan-17 American Coot Fulica americana Loch nam Feithean, North Uist
6518 OK 06-Sep-16 07-Sep-16 Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Frobost then Boisdale, South Uist
6764 OK 31-Aug-16 04-Sep-16 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Aird an Runair, North Uist
6520 OK 18-Aug-16 20-Aug-16 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Balgarva, South Uist
6979 OK 07-Sep-16 08-Sep-16 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Loch Staipabhat
6921 OK 10-Sep-16 11-Sep-16 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Gob Steinis
6808 OK 24-Feb-16 22-Apr-16 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Garrygall, Craigston and surrounds, Barra
6407 OK 22-May-16 31-May-16 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Near Loch Sandary, North Uist
6699 OK 28-Nov-13 28-Nov-13 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Balelone, North Uist
6563 OK 29-Sep-16 30-Sep-16 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eoligarry, Barra
6747 OK 13-Oct-16 13-Oct-16 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Cuidhir, Barra
5555 NP 27-May-14 27-May-14 Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Solas, North Uist
7042 OK 22-Sep-16 25-Sep-16 Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Bornish, South Uist
6447 OK 13-Jun-16 13-Jun-16 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Near Kildonan, South Uist
6429 OK 03-May-16 04-May-16 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Port of Ness, Lewis
6763 NP 01-Oct-16 29-Oct-16 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Lochmaddy, North Uist
OK = Accepted
NP = Not proven
If you have any queries or questions at all please email me recorder@outerhebridesbirds.org.uk
Cheers - Yvonne Benting, County Bird Recorder
Below are the decisions in the latest WIP file (July 2017). Apologies to those of you who have not received notification of the decision - as i'm playing catch up on all the records since taking over as county bird recorder earlier this year i'm not sure, at this stage who has been informed of BBRC decisions and who hasn't! From now onwards I have a system set up and will be able to contact people as soon as I know the decision.
Ref. No Progress First Seen Last Seen Name Scientific Name Location
6486 OK 05-Nov-15 15-Jan-16 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Sound of Harris
6826 OK 11-Nov-16 12-Jan-17 American Coot Fulica americana Loch nam Feithean, North Uist
6518 OK 06-Sep-16 07-Sep-16 Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Frobost then Boisdale, South Uist
6764 OK 31-Aug-16 04-Sep-16 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Aird an Runair, North Uist
6520 OK 18-Aug-16 20-Aug-16 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Balgarva, South Uist
6979 OK 07-Sep-16 08-Sep-16 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Loch Staipabhat
6921 OK 10-Sep-16 11-Sep-16 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Gob Steinis
6808 OK 24-Feb-16 22-Apr-16 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Garrygall, Craigston and surrounds, Barra
6407 OK 22-May-16 31-May-16 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Near Loch Sandary, North Uist
6699 OK 28-Nov-13 28-Nov-13 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Balelone, North Uist
6563 OK 29-Sep-16 30-Sep-16 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eoligarry, Barra
6747 OK 13-Oct-16 13-Oct-16 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Cuidhir, Barra
5555 NP 27-May-14 27-May-14 Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Solas, North Uist
7042 OK 22-Sep-16 25-Sep-16 Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Bornish, South Uist
6447 OK 13-Jun-16 13-Jun-16 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Near Kildonan, South Uist
6429 OK 03-May-16 04-May-16 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Port of Ness, Lewis
6763 NP 01-Oct-16 29-Oct-16 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Lochmaddy, North Uist
OK = Accepted
NP = Not proven
If you have any queries or questions at all please email me recorder@outerhebridesbirds.org.uk
Cheers - Yvonne Benting, County Bird Recorder