Bird recording
Recording areas
In July 2008, British Birds published a definitive list of the Bird Recording Areas of Great Britain, which aimed to be acceptable to all national and local authorities and which could be generally recognised.
The following updates have been made since the paper was published in 2008.
East Glamorgan and Gower
Following discussions between the Welsh Ornithological Society and the local societies concerned, it is now recommended that Glamorgan should be treated as two Recording Areas at both national and local level: as East Glamorgan (UAs of Bridgend, Rhondda/Cynon/Taff, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil and the west part of Caerphilly) and Gower (UAs of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot). This updates the paper by Ballance & Smith (Brit. Birds 101: 364–375) to reflect local practice, which at present is strongly in favour of separating the two areas.
County recorders
The following list (which can be downloaded as an Excel sheet here) provides the key point of contact for that area. In the majority of cases, the Recorder will be the appropriate person to deal with all aspects of bird records from that area, including rarities and rare breeding birds, but if not they will be able to redirect your query. In a few cases, a separate contact is shown as being the main contact for rarities.
County/recording area | Name | |||
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Alderney, Channel Isles | Jon | Horton | [email protected] | Recorder |
Anglesey | Steve | Culley | [email protected] | Recorder |
Angus & Dundee | Jon | Cook | [email protected] | Recorder |
Argyll | Jim | Dickson | [email protected] | Recorder (rarities) |
Argyll | Malcolm | Chattwood | [email protected] | Assistant Recorder |
Arran | James | Cassels | [email protected] | |
Avon | Rupert | Higgins | [email protected] | Recorder |
Ayrshire | Fraser | Simpson | [email protected] | Recorder |
Bedfordshire | Peter | Nash | [email protected] | Recorder |
Berkshire | Marek | Walford | [email protected] | Recorder |
Borders | David | Parkinson | [email protected] | Joint Recorder |
Breconshire | Andrew | King | [email protected] | Recorder |
Buckinghamshire | Mike | Wallen | [email protected] | Recorder |
Caernarfonshire | Rhion | Pritchard | [email protected] | Recorder |
Caithness | Rob | Hughes | [email protected] | Recorder |
Cambridgeshire | Jonathan | Heath | [email protected] | Recorder |
Carmarthenshire | Gary | Harper | [email protected] | Recorder |
Ceredigion | Russell | Jones | [email protected] | Recorder |
Cheshire & Wirral | Jane | Turner | [email protected] | Recorder |
Cleveland | Alan | Crossley | [email protected] | Recorder |
Clyde | John | Simpson | [email protected] | Recorder |
Clyde | Val | Wilson | [email protected] | Assistant Recorder (rarities) |
Clyde Islands | Bernard | Zonfrillo | [email protected] | Recorder |
Co. Durham (rarities) | Andrew | Kinghorn | [email protected] | Recorder |
Co. Durham (rare breeders) | Neil | Parker | [email protected] | |
Cornwall | Bob | Bosisto | [email protected] | Recorder |
Cumbria | Chris | Hind | [email protected] | Recorder |
Denbighshire | Glenn | Morris | [email protected] | Recorder |
Derbyshire | Roy | Frost | [email protected] | Joint Recorder |
Derbyshire | Syd | Garton | [email protected] | Joint Recorder (annual report) |
Derbyshire | Mark | Beevers | [email protected] | Recorder (rarities) |
Devon | - | Position vacant | [email protected] | Recorder |
Dorset | Ian | Stanley | [email protected] | Recorder (rarities) |
Dumfries & Galloway | Gavin & Alyn | Chambers | [email protected] | Recorder |
East Glamorgan | Phil | Bristow | [email protected] | Recorder |
East Yorkshire | Jacob | Spinks | [email protected] | Recorder |
Essex | Tim | Hayward | [email protected] | Recorder |
Fair Isle | Rob | Fray | [email protected] | Acting Recorder |
Fife | Graham | Sparshott | [email protected] | Recorder |
Flintshire | Glenn | Morris | [email protected] | Recorder |
Gloucestershire | Richard | Baatsen | [email protected] | Recorder |
Greater London | Roger | Payne | [email protected] | Recorder & Editor |
Greater Manchester | Ian | Mckerchar | [email protected] | Recorder |
Guernsey, Channel Isles | Mark | Lawlor | [email protected] | Recorder |
Gwent | Darryl | Spittle | [email protected] | Recorder |
Hampshire | Martin | Pitt | [email protected] | Recorder |
Herefordshire | Mick | Colquhoun | [email protected] | Recorder |
Hertfordshire | Alan | Gardiner | [email protected] | Recorder |
Highland | John | Poyner | [email protected] | Recorder |
Isle of Man | David | Kelly | [email protected] | Recorder |
Isle of May | Iain | English | [email protected] | Recorder |
Isle of Wight | Robin | Attrill | [email protected] | Recorder |
Isles of Scilly | John | Headon | [email protected] | Recorder |
Jersey, Channel Isles | Tony | Paintin | [email protected] | Recorder |
Kent | Barry | Wright | [email protected] | Recorder |
Lancashire & North Merseyside | Steve | White | [email protected] | Recorder & Editor |
Leicestershire & Rutland | Carl | Baggott | [email protected] | Recorder |
Lincolnshire | Phil | Hyde | [email protected] | Recorder |
Lothian | Stephen | Welch | [email protected] | Recorder |
Meirionnydd | Jim | Dustow | [email protected] | Recorder |
Moray & Nairn | Martin | Cook | [email protected] | Recorder |
Norfolk | Neil | Lawton | [email protected] | Recorder |
North Yorkshire | Keith | Wimbush | [email protected] | Recorder |
Northamptonshire | Jon | Cook | [email protected] | Recorder |
North-east Scotland | Ian | Broadbent | [email protected] | Recorder |
Northern Ireland | George | Gordon | [email protected] | Recorder |
Northumberland | Tim | Dean | [email protected] | Recorder |
Nottinghamshire | Keith | Rainford | [email protected] | Recorder |
Orkney | Steve | Dudley | [email protected] | Recorder |
Outer Hebrides | Yvonne | Benting | [email protected] | Recorder |
Oxfordshire | Ian | Lewington | [email protected] | Recorder |
Pembrokeshire | Jon | Green | [email protected] | Joint Recorder (Rarities) |
Perth & Kinross | George | Dunbar | [email protected] | Recorder |
Radnorshire | Pete | Jennings | [email protected] | Recorder |
Shetland | Mike | Pennington | [email protected] | Recorder |
Shropshire | John | Martin | [email protected] | Recorder |
Somerset | Brian | Gibbs | [email protected] | Recorder |
South Yorkshire | Martin | Wells | [email protected] | Recorder |
Staffordshire | Nick | Pomiankowski | [email protected] | Recorder |
Sufffolk (Southeast) | Steve | Fryett | [email protected] | Recorder |
Suffolk - Rarities | David | Walsh | [email protected] | Recorder (rarities) |
Suffolk (Northeast) | Richard | Walden | [email protected] | Recorder |
Suffolk (West) | Chris | Gregory | [email protected] | Recorder |
Surrey | Kevin | Duncan | [email protected] | Recorder |
Sussex | David | Thorns | [email protected] | Recorder |
Upper Forth | Chris | Pendlebury | [email protected] | Recorder |
Warwickshire | Chris | Hill | [email protected] | Recorder |
West Glamorgan & Gower | Ed | Hunter | [email protected] | Recorder |
West Midlands | Peter | Forbes | [email protected] | Recorder |
West Yorkshire | - | Position vacant | - | Recorder |
Wiltshire | Paul | Castle | [email protected] | Recorder |
Worcestershire | Craig | Reed | [email protected] | Recorder |
Yorkshire | Chris | Robinson | [email protected] | Recorder (rarities) |
Updated: October 2024
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