County bird recorders

Recording areas (usually counties) have a Bird Recorder who collates records often linked to the activities of local bird clubs. The kinds of records that are welcomed are discussed in What to Record. One of the aims of BirdTrack is to support the County Recorder network and records submitted to BirdTrack will be passed on to the appropriate bird recorder (provided you have given us permission to do so).

Sightings of rare birds should be submitted directly to your local bird recorder and will be passed to the British Birds Rarities Committee where appropriate: see Rare and Scarce Birds.

County bird recorders

Britain
Alderney, Channel Is.
Alderney Wildlife Trust / Alderney Records Centre ecologist [at] alderneywildlife.org
Anglesey
Steve Culley
SteCul10 [at] aol.com
Angus & Dundee
Jon Cook
1301midget [at] tiscali.co.uk
Argyll
Jim Dickson
meg [at] jdickson5.plus.com
Arran
James Cassels
jim [at] arranbirding.co.uk
Avon
Rupert J Higgins
avonbirdrecorder [at] outlook.com
Ayrshire
Fraser Simpson
recorder [at] ayrshire-birding.org.uk
Bedfordshire
Peter Nash
recorder [at] bedsbirdclub.org.uk
Berkshire
Marek Walford
records [at] berksoc.org.uk
Borders
David Parkinson
bordersrecorder [at] gmail.com
Breconshire
Andrew King
andrew.king53 [at] virgin.net
Buckinghamshire
Mike Wallen
recorder [at] bucksbirdclub.co.uk
Caernarfonshire
Rhion Pritchard
rhion678pritchard [at] gmail.com
Caithness
Sinclair Manson
sinclairmanson [at] btinternet.com
Cambrian Bird Rep.
Rhion Pritchard
rhion678pritchard [at] gmail.com
Cambridgeshire
Jon Heath
recorder [at] cambridgebirdclub.org.uk
Carmarthen
Gary Harper
gary.harper3 [at] gmail.com
Ceredigion
Russell Jones
russellbronygan [at] outlook.com
Cheshire
Jane Turner
countyrec [at] cawos.org
Cleveland
Alan Crossley
allancrossley [at] outlook.com
Clyde
John Simpson
clyderecorder [at] the-soc.org.uk
Clyde Islands
Bernard Zonfrillo
b.zonfrillo [at] bio.gla.ac.uk
Cornwall
Bob Bosisto
recorder [at] cbwps.org.uk
Cumbria (County)
Chris Hind
chris.m.hind [at] gmail.com
Cumbria (South)
Ronnie Irving
ronnie [at] fenella.fslife.co.uk
Cumbria (North East)
Chris Hind
chris.m.hind [at] gmail.com
Cumbria (North West)
Nick Franklin

nickbirder66 [at] gmail.com

Denbighshire & Flintshire
Glenn Morris

glennmanc [at] hotmail.com

Derbyshire
Steve Thorpe
derbyshirebirders [at] gmail.com
Devon
Kevin Rylands
recorder [at] devonbirds.org
Dorset
Ian Stanley
recorder [at] dorsetbirds.co.uk
Dumfries & Galloway
Gavin and Alyn Chambers dgrecorder [at] gmail.com
Durham
Tom Middleton  t_middleton24 [at] hotmail.co.uk
Essex
Mick Tracey
micktrac [at] aol.com
Fair Isle
Rob Fray
recorder [at] shetlandbirdclub.co.uk
Fife
Graham Sparshott
grahamspa [at] aol.com
Forth, Upper
Chris Pendlebury
chris [at] upperforthbirds.co.uk
Glam. East
Phil Bristow
phlbrstw [at] gmail.com
Glam. West & Gower
Ed Hunter
goweros23 [at] gmail.com
Gloucestershire
Richard Baatsen
richard.baatsen [at] gmail.com
Gtr Manchester
Ian McKerchar
ianmckerchar1 [at] gmail.com
Guernsey, Channel Is.
Mark Lawlor
mplawlor [at] cwgsy.net
Gwent
Darryl Spittle
countyrecorder [at] gwentbirds.org.uk
Hampshire
Martin Pitt
mjpitt35clere [at] hotmail.com
Herefordshire
Michael Colquhoun
mickcolquhoun [at] gmail.com
Hertfordshire
Alan Gardiner
birdrecorder [at] hnhs.org
Highland
John Poyner highlandrecorder [at] yahoo.com
Isle of Man
Chris Sharpe

birdman [at] manx.net

Isle of May
Iain English
i.english [at] talk21.com
Isle of Wight
Robin Attrill
robinpattrill [at] gmail.com
Isles of Scilly
John Headon
recorder [at] scilly-birding.co.uk
Jersey
Romano da Costa
wildworldimages [at] hotmail.co.uk
Kent
Barry Wright
umbrellabirds66 [at] gmail.com
Lancs. & NM
Steve White
stevewhite102 [at] btinternet.com
Leicestershire
Carl Baggott
cdbaggott [at] gmail.com
Lincolnshire (North)
Phil Hyde
philhyde55 [at] gmail.com
Lincolnshire (South) Phil Hyde philhyde55 [at] gmail.com
London
Roger Payne
rogerwpayne [at] gmail.com
Lothian
Stephen Welch
lothianrecorder [at] the-soc.org.uk
Meirionnydd
Jim Dustow
jim.dustow [at] rspb.org.uk
Montgomeryshire
Simon Boyes
montbird [at] gmail.com
Moray & Nairn
Martin Cook
martin.cook99 [at] btinternet.com
N. Ireland
George Gordon
gordon [at] ballyholme2.freeserve.co.uk
NE Scotland
Ian Broadbent
nescotlandrecorder [at] the-soc.org.uk
Norfolk
Neil Lawton
norfolkbirdrecs [at] gmail.com
Northants
Jon Cook
joncooknorthantsbirds [at] gmail.com
Northumberland
Tim Dean
t.r.dean [at] btinternet.com
Notts
Keith Rainford
Bullfinch194 [at] gmail.com
Orkney
Steve Dudley orkneybirdrecorder [at] gmail.com
Outer Hebrides
Yvonne Benting
recorder [at] outerhebridesbirds.org.uk
Oxfordshire
Ian Lewington
lewbirder [at] btinternet.com
Pembrokeshire
Jon Green
jonrg [at] tiscali.co.uk
Perth & Kinross
Scott Paterson
pkrecorder [at] the-soc.org.uk
Peterborough Jon Heath recorder [at] cambridgebirdclub.co.uk
Radnorshire
Pete Jennings
radnorshirebirds [at] hotmail.com
Rutland Carl Baggott cdbaggott [at] gmail.com
Shetland exc. Fair Isle
Rob Fray
recorder [at] shetlandbirdclub.co.uk
Shropshire
John Martin
soscountyrecorder [at] gmail.com
Somerset
Brian Gibbs
brian.gibbs [at] somersetbirding.org.uk
Staffordshire
Nick Pomiankowski
staffs-recorder [at] westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk
Suffolk (West)
Chris Gregory
bird-w [at] sns.org.uk
Suffolk (South East)
Steve Fryett
bird-se [at] sns.org.uk
Suffolk (North East)
Andrew Green
bird-ne [at] sns.org.uk
Surrey
recorder [at] surreybirdclub.org.uk
Sussex
David Thorns
recorder [at] sos.org.uk
Teeside
Tom Francis
mot.francis [at] ntlworld.com
Wales
Jon Green
jonrg [at] tiscali.co.uk
(Editor Welsh Bird Report)
Warwickshire
Chris Hill
warks-recorder [at] westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk
West Midlands
Peter Forbes
west-mids-recorder [at] westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk
Wiltshire
Paul Castle
recorderwiltsbirds [at] gmail.com
Worcestershire
Craig Reed
worcs-recorder [at] westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk
Yorkshire (North)
Keith Wimbush
kwim473 [at] gmail.com
Yorkshire (East)
Jacob Spinks spinksy72 [at] gmail.com
Yorkshire (South) Martin Wells martinwells [at] barnsleybsg.plus.com
Yorkshire (West)
No recorder at present
Ireland
All non-rarities
BirdWatch Ireland
P.O. Box 12, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
info [at] birdwatchireland.ie
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
George Gordon
2 Brooklyn Avenue, Bangor, Co. Down, BT20 5RB
gordon [at] ballyholme2.freeserve.co.uk
Republic of Ireland
Clare
John Murphy
murphyjohnn [at] gmail.com
Cork
Mark Shorten
mshorten [at] gmail.com
Donegal
Ralph Sheppard
rsheppard [at] eircom.net
Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow (East Coast)
Dick Coombes
rcoombes [at] birdwatchireland.ie
Galway
Chris Peppiatt
chris.peppiatt [at] iol.ie
Kerry
Michael O'Clery & Jill Crosher
moclery [at] tinet.ie
Limerick
Tony Mee
Ballyorgan, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Mayo
National Parks and Wildlife, Lagduff More, Ballycroy, Westport
Mid-Shannon
Stephen Heery
sheery [at] eircom.net
Monaghan
Joe Shannon
joeshan [at] eircom.net
Waterford
Paul Walsh
16 Castlepoint, Crosshaven, Co. Cork
pmwalsh [at] waterfordbirds.com
Wexford
Tony Murray
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob
murraytony [at] hotmail.com

What to record

Birds of Conservation Concern



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