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Steve Dudley · Jun 18, 2013

The BOURC has today published the 8th edition of The British List in the BOU's journal, Ibis. The List can be viewed via the BOU website here.

This update includes all decisions up to and including the BOURC's last report (no. 41 published January 2013) - see here.

Steve Dudley
BOU

lewis20126 · Jun 18, 2013

Interesting

"Transatlantic vagrants
BOURC reviewed the records of four species accepted onto Category A before the adoption of the current guidelines for assessment of potentially ship-assisted birds. These species were Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos, Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum, Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus and Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus. All were retained in Category A. BOURC's guidelines for treatment of potentially ship-assisted birds were reviewed and remain unchanged. It was noted that Europe-wide consensus on the treatment of ship-assisted transatlantic vagrants would be highly desirable."

I'd love to see those ringing recoveries (or even any other records of vagrancy) for the Towhee which demonstrate that it might be capable of a transatlantic crossing!

cheers, alan

lewis20126 · Jun 18, 2013

Interesting 2:

"Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris
A review of the record from Druridge Bay, Northumberland, 4–7 May 1998 (photographed). The file is still in active circulation, but many lines of evidence are being assessed, which has led to the review taking longer than expected."

Correct me if I am wrong, but is this the first time that the BOU has stated (in the public domain) that they are reviewing this record?

cheers, alan

Steve Dudley · Jun 18, 2013

I've just heard from our publisher that their is a glitch with viewing the new 8th edition. I'll post as soon as this has been sorted.

Steve Dudley · Jun 18, 2013

lewis20126 said:
Interesting 2:

"Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris
A review of the record from Druridge Bay, Northumberland, 4–7 May 1998 (photographed). The file is still in active circulation, but many lines of evidence are being assessed, which has led to the review taking longer than expected."

Correct me if I am wrong, but is this the first time that the BOU has stated (in the public domain) that they are reviewing this record?

cheers, alan

Alan, yes, this is the first time we published a statement on this, but please note that this is from our report published in January and I think was discussed on here at the time.

Richard Klim · Jun 18, 2013

Steve Dudley said:
I've just heard from our publisher that their is a glitch with viewing the new 8th edition.

There's free access via the Wiley Online Library website: [pdf]

lewis20126 · Jun 18, 2013

Steve Dudley said:
Alan, yes, this is the first time we published a statement on this, but please note that this is from our report published in January and I think was discussed on here at the time.

Thanks - I'd just realised that. I think I may have been away, or possibly not and I had forgotten..:smoke:

cheers, alan

Steve Dudley · Jun 18, 2013

Richard Klim said:
There's free access via the Wiley Online Library website: [pdf]

Let's see if this URL remains stable Richard. This is the third the publisher has used in the last hour!

Steve Dudley · Sep 10, 2013

White-winged Scoter and 'Asian' Red-rumped Swallow admitted to the British List.

http://www.bou.org.uk/british-list/recent-announcements/changes/

Steve Dudley
BOU

Farnboro John · Sep 11, 2013

lewis20126 said:
Interesting

"Transatlantic vagrants
BOURC reviewed the records of four species accepted onto Category A before the adoption of the current guidelines for assessment of potentially ship-assisted birds. These species were Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos, Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum, Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus and Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus. All were retained in Category A. BOURC's guidelines for treatment of potentially ship-assisted birds were reviewed and remain unchanged. It was noted that Europe-wide consensus on the treatment of ship-assisted transatlantic vagrants would be highly desirable."

I'd love to see those ringing recoveries (or even any other records of vagrancy) for the Towhee which demonstrate that it might be capable of a transatlantic crossing!

cheers, alan

I'd settle for another one turning up :t:

John

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