IRBC - Announcements

It is intended to periodically publish announcements on issues of relevance to birdwatchers with an interest in rare birds in Ireland. The full list of reports etc. published by the Irish Records Panel and the IRBC in Irish Birds and elsewhere are listed here.

To help avoid any potential confusion, when previous announcements have been superceded it is the policy to remove older judgements from the list of announcements.


Year   Announcement View
End of announcements
2010 IRBC Membership Change January 2010. Click here
2010 IRBC Appendix List Changes 2010 Click here
2010 Changes to the Irish List 2010. Click here
2009 IRBC Membership Change December 2009. Click here
2009 Canada/Cackling Goose Review - IRBC Request. Click here
2009 Canada Goose split and addition of Cackling Goose to the Irish List. Click here
2009 Forthcoming Change of IRBC Secretary in 2010. Click here
2009 IRBC Membership Change April 2009. Click here
2009 IRBC Appendix List Changes 2009. Click here
2008 Changes to the Irish List 2008. Click here
2008 IRBC Membership Changes 2008. Click here
2007 Changes to the Irish List 2007. Click here
2005 Changes to the Irish List 2005. Click here
2005 Changes in the IRBC Rarity List and a review of record assessment policy. Click here
2004 Bonelli's Warbler. Click here
2004 IRBC Membership Change 2004. Click here
2004 Herring Gulls - taxonomic changes adopted by the IRBC. Click here
2004 Changes to the Irish List 2004. Click here
2003 Olivaceous Warbler. Click here
2003 Blyth's Reed Warbler. Click here
2003 Cetti's Warbler. Click here
2003 Thayer's Gull. Click here
2003 Little Crake. Click here
2002 Changes to the Irish List 2002. Click here
2001 Booted Eagle at various localities in Ireland and UK between March 1999 and June 2000. Click here
2001 Red Breasted Goose in Wexford between October 1997 and March 1998. Click here
2000 Removal of description species and subspecies 1999 & 2000. Click here
2000 Little Shearwater. Click here
2000 Lesser Short-toed Lark. Click here
1999 IRBC 5th Open Forum, Wexford. Click here
1999 IRBC Membership Changes 1998 & 1999. Click here
1998 Greater Flamingo. Click here
1998 Review of Albatross Records. Click here
1998 Northern Ireland Birdwatchers' Association. Click here
1998 Removal of description species (Goosander and migrant Wood Warbler). Click here
1997 IRBC Membership Change 1997. Click here
1996 IRBC 4th Open Forum, Wicklow. Click here
1996 Removal of description species (Black-throated Diver). Click here
1996 Irish Rarities in the BBRC Report. Click here
1996 The British and Irish List. Click here
1996 IRBC Membership Change 1996. Click here
1995 Summary list of species no longer requiring descriptions. Click here
1995 Corn Bunting. Click here
1995 Herring Gull Taxonomy. Click here
1994 IRBC Membership Change 1994. Click here
1984 Review of Irish Records of Greenish Warblers. Click here

Rarity Description Form

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2010 Provisional List

The Provisional List presents information on rare birds reported in the Republic of Ireland since 1st January of each year. Click here to check for the most recent list available.