Extralimital races of the Ring Ouzel in Britain

In 2012 BOURC undertook a review of three records of extralimital races of Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus in Britain. It concluded that the records were no longer acceptable and that the races alpestris and amicorum should be removed from the British List. This paper addresses the identification of these extralimital races, summarises the results of the BOURC review, and discusses a subsequent claim of alpestris from Norfolk submitted to BBRC.