If you missed the Rare Breeding Birds Panel 50th anniversary conference all of the talks can now be viewed on the RBBP YouTube channel. 50th Anniversary Conference Wednesday started with a presentation from Panel Secretary Mark Eaton, focused on the basics of what the RBBP does, and how. Mark focused in particular on the sources of the data - around 9,000 records covering 25,000 breeding pairs in an average year - that the RBBP relies on, and paid tribute to all those who provide a huge amount of time and expertise to support our work. These include the past and present members of the RBBP, those who make annual submissions of data to the RBBP (with a big shout-out to the county bird recorders) and of course the thousands of observers who make records of rare breeding birds in the first place.

As well as explaining how the records you submit (of RBBP species) are used for conservation and research purposes, there were some very interesting talks on species such as Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Hawfinch, Red Kite, and Honey Buzzard. So well worth watching.

-- Edited by Steve Atkins on Friday 17th of March 2023 08:41:24 PM