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British Birds Rarities Committee[edit]

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I've listed this article for peer review as a preliminary step prior to submitting it as a Features Article candidate.

Thanks, SP-KP (talk) 19:22, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments I'm in a bit of a rush, so just a couple of things for now, I'll look again when I get time

In addition to reviewing records of rare birds on an annual basis, the committee has also conducted a number of re-reviews... - bit clunky, would In addition to assessing records of rare birds on an annual basis, the committee has also conducted a number of reviews of... be better?

Done

Species removed from list. I just wondered if a table would be neater than the long lists?

I don't mind either - let's see what consensus emerges. SP-KP (talk) 08:52, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

www.scarce-migrants.org.uk I don't think a bare url in the text is acceptable - what about Data for these species is also published with the url in a proper citeweb reference?

Done

Why isn't the bibliography alphabetical, which is standard? (It's not chronological either)

Done

The Chalice is a boat (I remember it well) and should be italicised, I would have thought, in the text and ref 103

Done

jimfbleak (talk) 08:30, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Around 250 bird species in Britain have either a breeding or wintering population or migrate through in large numbers, and a further 50 are "scarce migrants"; the remaining 250 species... remaining from what? How about Around 550 bird species have been recorded in Britain; 250 have regular breeding or wintering populations, or are common migrants, and a further 50 are "scarce migrants". The remaining 250 species are those which the BBRC assesses...

Done

I've tweaked the scarce migrant para to reduce repetition, please check

Looks good

jimfbleak (talk) 10:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've made these changes, please check.

Good - thank you.

Does the article need updating? in particular although as of 2007, the results had not been published. and As of 2007, the following reviews... either need updating to 2009 or correcting if new information

Good point, I'll try to find out the latest. SP-KP (talk) 10:15, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

jimfbleak (talk) 05:51, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know little about British birding politics, but is there any connection with the Hastings Rarities case and the rise of this committee ? Shyamal (talk) 04:56, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, I'm sure that the doubts about the Hastings rarities must have been in the minds of the founders, since the formation of the BBRC in 1958 just pre-dated British Birds unveiling of the fraud in 1962. Whether it's possible to produce any documentation to show that to be the case is another matter. jimfbleak (talk) 05:54, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For now, I've added this as a "See Also". If I come across anything linking the two subjects more firmly, I'll add this to the main text instead. SP-KP (talk) 09:37, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have looked through Stephen Moss' "A bird in the bush" and there are a couple of comments on the two but no clear relation mentioned. Shyamal (talk) 02:42, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]