Submitting records

Submitting Records of Commoner Birds

Read the Guidelines on what records we need, this includes commoner birds, breeding records,  rarer birds requiring a description, exotics and hybrids.
We prefer to receive records by email to the County Recorder, Mark Hawkes on the Records Spread-sheet (Download) provided. We have written some  Spreadsheet Guidelines with examples.
Records not in spreadsheet form or on paper may be submitted to
Louise Bacon, CPBRC, The Manor House, Broadstreeet, Cambourne, Cambs, CB23 6DH
Louise enters such records into spread-sheets.

What we do with the records
All records are added to a master spreadsheet, which is used to produce the Bulletin and Annual Report.  
The data is  available from CPBRC for other purposes; e.g. scientific use, site information and planning applications.  

Submitting Records of Rarities:

All BBRC species, potential county firsts (full species and races) and species that are rare in the County require a full description. Records of rare and scarce species should be submitted, with an accompanying description, preferably via email, for vetting by the Rarities Committee, to the County Recorder, Mark Hawkes, 7 Cook Drive, Eynesbury, St. Neots, PE19 2JT. Telephone 01480 215305, Mobile 07810 622756

You can download a CBC Rarities Form.

Records Committee:
The records committee operates according to the CBCRC Guidelines. The Committee members are (correct January 2009): Robin Cox (non-voting Committee Chairman), Bruce Martin (non-voting Committee Secretary), Steve Cooper, Richard Patient, Colin Kirtland, Peter Herkenrath and Mark Hawkes (County recorder).

Recording Area:
The Cambridgeshire Bird Report covers the new county of Cambridgeshire, which includes the old county of Huntingdonshire.   To view a map of the recording area click here.

List of County sites:

John Clark has compiled a comprehensive List of birding sites in Cambridgeshire.   A grid reference is available for each site.

Also see the  Top Bird Sites page.