IRBC - Provisional List of Rare Bird Sightings

The Provisional List presents information on rare birds reported in the Republic of Ireland since 1st January of each year in systematic order. This information will be updated each month and will ultimately serve as a template for the Irish Rare Bird Report for the current year.

We have endeavoured to enter accurate details for all reports, but as the sources have been varied and often indirect, the details are probably best regarded as provisional. Certain details are often more difficult to establish than the basic 'species, location and date' which are initially reported. For example, it is often difficult to find out who the principal observer (the person(s) who originally found/identified the bird) was, and whether or not subsequent observers were involved.

The Provisional List is available for download in two formats; MS Excel and PDF (Portable Document Format). To download follow the links provided in the right hand column.

We strongly encourage you to carefully go through the list and, if possible, provide the following information:

• Additional 2012 rarity records which have not yet come to our attention.
• Correction of any errors or omissions the list may contain.
• Clarification of details which remain unknown or uncertain (highlighted in red type).
• Notification of whether birds have been photographed or videoed, in addition to the name of the photographer(s).

All records received of species and subspecies included in Appendix 1 & Appendix 2 are added to the monthly Provisional List as well as reports of those species or subspecies not previously on the Irish List.

Please notify us by email using the Provisional List contact address, which is provisionalList@irbc.ie. Thank you.

Provisional List Explanatory Notes

A detailed explanation of the data included in the Provisional List may be found here