Species Requiring a Description by the YNU Rarities Committee
The following list of county rarities requires a description and/or photographic evidence to secure the acceptance needed from the YNURC for publication within the Yorkshire Bird Report.
In addition, the Birds Section reserves the right not to publish records of scarce birds which cannot be attributed to a named observer and are unsupported by photographic evidence.
Taiga Bean Goose | Black-winged Stilt | Arctic Warbler |
Black Brant | American Golden Plover | Dartford Warbler |
American Wigeon | Kentish Plover | Melodious Warbler |
Ring-necked Duck | White-rumped Sandpiper | Blyth’s Reed Warbler |
Lesser Scaup | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Marsh Warbler |
| Surf Scoter | Lesser Yellowlegs | Rose-coloured Starling |
| White-billed Diver | Ring-billed Gull | Red-flanked Bluetail |
| Wilson’s Storm-petrel | Kumlien’s Gull | Citrine Wagtail |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | White-winged Black Tern | Olive-backed Pipit |
| Cattle Egret | Alpine Swift | Red-billed Chough |
| Purple Heron | Red-footed Falcon | Parrot Crossbill |
| Glossy Ibis | Woodchat Shrike | Cirl Bunting |
| European Honey-buzzard | Penduline Tit | Little Bunting (inland only) |
| Black Kite | Short-toed Lark | |
| White-tailed Eagle | Red-rumped Swallow | |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Greenish Warbler |
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| Rough-legged Buzzard | Radde’s Warbler |
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| Golden Eagle | Dusky Warbler |
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From 1st January 2017, Ferruginous Duck was re-instated to the BBRC list and from 1st January 2019, all races of Subalpine Warbler and Arctic Redpoll added. From 1st January 2019, Lesser Yellowlegs and Arctic Warbler have also been removed from the BBRC list and added to the YNURC list. From 1st January 2019, YNURC no longer adjudicates coastal Siberian Chiffchaff records (and Spurn Red-rumped Swallows) unless local recorders are not satisfied with the identification.
Races and other unusual occurrences
The YNURC will require descriptions to support records of difficult to determine races, particularly those whose taxonomic status is under review. Many of these are now considered by BBRC and descriptions will be forwarded where required. A full list of species and races considered by BBRC can be found here: https://www.bbrc.org.uk/main-information/species-taxa
The YNURC is also willing to assist in adjudicating any records for local groups and societies.
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