SHROPSHIRE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
County Rarities Record Form (Website version)
Species:
Number of birds:
Age:
Place:
O.S.Grid Reference:
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Dates of your observations:
Earliest/latest known dates:
Duration of you observations:
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Your Name: Other Observers Present:
Address:
Tel. No:
Who first found it?
Who first identified it?
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Optical aids used:
Distance from bird:
Species present for comparison
Alongside:
Nearby:
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Previous experience of species:
Experience of similar species:
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Was it photographed?
Name and address of photographer:
Viewing conditions eg. Weather/visibility etc.:
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Do you consider the identification 100%certain?
Are you aware of any observers who did not consider the identification certain?
Description
. Please use the form below to provide details of the record. First describe the circumstances of theobservation and then give a description of the bird(s), preferably based on notes taken at the time of the observation. If they are
available, please attach copies of original notes, photographs, sketches or anything else which supports the identification.
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DESCRIPTIONThe circumstances of the observation:
The location and habitat:
The actions and behaviour of the bird including any song or calls heard:
The size and structure (comparison with other species):
The bare parts (colour, shape, length etc):
The Plumage (colour and specific features noted such as eye-stripes or wing-bars):
Please return to the County Bird Recorder:
Geoff Holmes, 22 Tenbury Drive, Telford Estate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 5YF