Recording areas (usually counties) have a Bird Recorder who collates records often linked to the activities of local bird clubs. 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.
- The kinds of records that are welcomed are discussed in What to Record.
England
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Avon | Rupert J Higgins | avonbirdrecorder@outlook.com |
Bedfordshire | Peter Nash | recorder@bedsbirdclub.org.uk |
Berkshire | Marek Walford | records@berksoc.org.uk |
Buckinghamshire | Mike Wallen | recorder@bucksbirdclub.co.uk |
Cambridgeshire | Jon Heath | recorder@cambridgebirdclub.org.uk |
Cheshire | Jane Turner | countyrec@cawos.org |
Cleveland | Alan Crossley | allancrossley11@outlook.com |
Cornwall | Bob Bosisto | recorder@cbwps.org.uk |
Cumbria (County) | Chris Hind | chris.m.hind@gmail.com |
Cumbria (South) | Mike Douglas | thedouglasfamily21@yahoo.com |
Cumbria (North East) | Chris Hind | chris.m.hind@gmail.com |
Cumbria (North West) | Nick Franklin | nickbirder66@gmail.com |
Derbyshire | Roy Frost | frostra66@btinternet.com |
Derbyshire | Syd Garton | tonygarton13@sky.com |
Derbyshire | Mark Beevers | markbeev@aol.com |
Devon | Vacant | recorder@devonbirds.org |
Dorset | Ian Stanley | recorder@dorsetbirds.co.uk |
Durham | Tom Middleton | t_middleton24@hotmail.co.uk |
Essex | Tim Hayward | ebwsrecords@gmail.com |
Gloucestershire | Richard Baatsen | richard.baatsen@gmail.com |
Greater Manchester | Ian McKerchar | ianmckerchar1@gmail.com |
Hampshire | Martin Pitt | mjpitt35clere@hotmail.com |
Herefordshire | Dr Mike Wheeler | mike.leintwg@gmail.com |
Hertfordshire | Chris Ruis | birdrecorder@hnhs.org |
Isle of Wight | Robin Attrill | robinpattrill@gmail.com |
Kent | Barry Wright | umbrellabirds66@gmail.com |
Lancs. & NM | Steve White | stevewhite102@btinternet.com |
Leicestershire | Carl Baggott | cdbaggott@gmail.com |
Lincolnshire (North) | Phil Hyde | philhyde55@gmail.com |
London | Roger Payne | rogerwpayne@gmail.com |
Norfolk | Neil Lawton | norfolkbirdrecs@gmail.com |
Northants | Jon Cook | joncooknorthantsbirds@gmail.com |
Northumberland | Tim Dean | t.r.dean@btinternet.com |
Notts | Keith Rainford | Bullfinch194@gmail.com |
Oxfordshire | Ian Lewington | lewbirder@btinternet.com |
Pembrokeshire | Jon Green | jonrg@tiscali.co.uk |
Peterborough | Jon Heath | recorder@cambridgebirdclub.co.uk |
Rutland | Carl Baggott | cdbaggott@gmail.com |
Shropshire | John Martin | soscountyrecorder@gmail.com |
Somerset | Brian Gibbs | briandgibbs23@gmail.com |
Staffordshire | Nick Pomiankowski | staffs-recorder@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk |
Suffolk (West) | Chris Gregory | bird-w@sns.org.uk |
Suffolk (South East) | Steve Fryett | bird-se@sns.org.uk |
Suffolk (South East) | Gi Grieco | bird-se@sns.org.uk |
Suffolk (North East) | Richard Walden | bird-ne@sns.org.uk |
Surrey | Kevin Duncan | recorder@surreybirdclub.org.uk |
Sussex | David Thorns | recorder@sos.org.uk |
Teeside | Tom Francis | mot.francis@ntlworld.com |
Warwickshire | Chris Hill | warks-recorder@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk |
West Midlands | Steve Haynes | west-mids-recorder@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk |
Wiltshire | Paul Castle | recorderwiltsbirds@gmail.com |
Worcestershire | Craig Reed | worcs-recorder@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk |
Yorkshire (North) | Keith Wimbush | kwim473@gmail.com |
Yorkshire (East) | Jacob Spinks | spinksy72@gmail.com |
Yorkshire (South) | Martin Wells | martinwells@barnsleybsg.plus.com |
Yorkshire (West) | No recorder at present |
Scotland
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Angus & Dundee | Jon Cook | 1301midget@tiscali.co.uk |
Argyll | Jim Dickson | argyllbirder@outlook.com |
Argyll (Assistant) | Malcolm Chattwood | abcrecorder@outlook.com |
Arran | James Cassels | jim@arranbirding.co.uk |
Ayrshire | Fraser Simpson | recorder@ayrshire-birding.org.uk |
Borders | David Parkinson | bordersrecorder@gmail.com |
Caithness | Sinclair Manson | sinclairmanson@btinternet.com |
Cambrian Bird Rep. | Rhion Pritchard | rhion678pritchard@gmail.com |
Clyde | John Simpson | clyderecorder@the-soc.org.uk |
Clyde Islands | Bernard Zonfrillo | b.zonfrillo@bio.gla.ac.uk |
Dumfries & Galloway | Gavin and Alyn Chambers | dgrecorder@gmail.com |
Fair Isle | Rob Fray | recorder@shetlandbirdclub.co.uk |
Fife | Graham Sparshott | grahamspa@aol.com |
Forth, Upper | Chris Pendlebury | chris@upperforthbirds.co.uk |
Highland | John Poyner | highlandrecorder@yahoo.com |
Isle of May | Iain English | i.english@talk21.com |
Lothian | Stephen Welch | lothianrecorder@the-soc.org.uk |
Moray & Nairn | Martin Cook | martin.cook99@btinternet.com |
North East Scotland | Ian Broadbent | nescotlandrecorder@the-soc.org.uk |
Orkney | Steve Dudley | orkneybirdrecorder@gmail.com |
Outer Hebrides | Yvonne Benting | recorder@outerhebridesbirds.org.uk |
Perth & Kinross | George Dunbar | pkrecorder@the-soc.org.uk |
Shetland exc. Fair Isle | Mike Pennington | recorder@shetlandbirdclub.co.uk |
Ireland
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
All non-rarities | BirdWatch Ireland | P.O. Box 12, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland info@birdwatchireland.ie |
Island Territories
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Alderney, Channel Is. | Alderney Wildlife Trust / Alderney Records Centre | ecologist@alderneywildlife.org |
Alderney, Channel Is. | John Horton | abo.warden@outlook.com |
Isle of Man | David Kelly | birdman@manx.net |
Isles of Scilly | John Headon | recorder@scilly-birding.co.uk |
Jersey | Tony Paintin | cavokjersy@hotmail.co.uk |
Northern Ireland
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | George Gordon | 2 Brooklyn Avenue, Bangor, Co. Down, BT20 5RB |
Republic of Ireland
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Clare | John Murphy | murphyjohnn@gmail.com |
Cork | Mark Shorten | mshorten@gmail.com |
Donegal | Ralph Sheppard | rsheppard@eircom.net |
Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow (East Coast) | Dick Coombes | rcoombes@birdwatchireland.ie |
Galway | Chris Peppiatt | chris.peppiatt@iol.ie |
Kerry | Michael O'Clery & Jill Crosher | moclery@tinet.ie |
Limerick | Tony Mee | Ballyorgan, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick |
Mayo | National Parks and Wildlife, Lagduff More, Ballycroy, Westport | |
Mid-Shannon | Stephen Heery | sheery@eircom.net |
Monaghan | Joe Shannon | joeshan@eircom.net |
Waterford | Paul Walsh | 16 Castlepoint, Crosshaven, Co. Cork pmwalsh@waterfordbirds.com |
Wexford | Tony Murray | Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob murraytony@hotmail.com |
Wales / Cymru
Region | Recorder | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Anglesey | Steve Culley | SteCul10@aol.com |
Breconshire | Andrew King | andy@breconbirds.wales |
Caernarfonshire | Rhion Pritchard | rhion678pritchard@gmail.com |
Carmarthen | Gary Harper | gary.harper3@gmail.com |
Ceredigion | Russell Jones | russellbronygan@outlook.com |
Denbighshire & Flintshire | Glenn Morris | glennmanc@hotmail.com |
Glamorgan East | Phil Bristow | phlbrstw@gmail.com |
Glamorgan West & Gower | Ed Hunter | goweros23@gmail.com |
Gwent | Darryl Spittle | countyrecorder@gwentbirds.org.uk |
Meirionnydd | Jim Dustow | meinirowen@live.co.uk |
Montgomeryshire | Simon Boyes | montbird@gmail.com |
NE Scotland | Ian Broadbent | nescotlandrecorder@the-soc.org.uk |
Pembrokeshire | Jon Green | jonrg@tiscali.co.uk |
Radnorshire | Pete Jennings | radnorshirebirds@hotmail.com |
Wales | Jon Green | jonrg@tiscali.co.uk - Editor Welsh Bird Report |