IRBC - Announcements
Removal of Species up to 1995.
In the last ten years, the IRBC has removed a considerable number of species and subspecies from the list of species requiring descriptions and the Committee is aware that observers are now frequently uncertain as to which records require substantiating material. To clarify matters, a list of all species and subspecies recently removed from the rarity list is given below, arranged in systematic order and with the dates from which records no longer require assessment by the IRBC :-
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Date Removed |
|---|---|---|
| End | ||
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | 1 January 1986 |
| Fulmar ('blue' phase) | Fulmarus glacialis | 1 January 1986 |
| Mediterranean Shearwater | Puffinus yelkouan mauretanicus | 1 January 1986 |
| Leach's Petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | 1 January 1991 |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | 1 January 1993 |
| Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | 1 January 1986 |
| * Brent Goose | Branta bernicla bernicla | 1 January 1994 |
| Gargany | Anas querquedula | 1 january 1994 |
| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | 1 January 1987 |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | 1 january 1989 |
| Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | 1 January 1994 |
| Buzzard | Buteo buteo | 1 January 1993 |
| Quail | Coturnix coturnix | 1 January 1994 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | 1 January 1986 |
| Mediterranean Gull | Larus melanocephalus | 1 January 1986 |
| Sabine's Gull | L. sabini | 1 January 1994 |
| Ring-billed Gull | L. delawarensis | 1 January 1994 |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | 1 January 1994 |
| Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | 1 January 1986 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Sylvia curruca | 1 January 1989 |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | 1 January 1994 |
| ** Wood Warbler | P. sibilatrix | 1 January 1987 |
| Firecreat | Regulus ignicapillus | 1 January 1989 |
| Lapland Bunting | Calcarius lapponicus | 1 January 1989 |
* Note that the Black Brant, B. b. nigricans, is still regarded as a rarity and records should be submitted to the IRBC.
** This applies to birds in breeding habitat only - birds on migration still need descriptions.
Observers are reminded that regional and national recorders may require substantiating evidence for records of species or subspecies removed from the list whenever they deem it necessary.
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