NORTHAMPTONSHIRE BIRD REPORT RECORDS

COMMITTEE RARITY DESCRIPTION FORM

Please complete this form in as much detail as possible from your field notes immediately after sighting any species on the list requiring a full description (see the Northamptonshire Bird Report). Include sketches or photocopies of them if available. Send the form, with a record slip, to the address at the foot of the page without delay.

SPECIES	NO./AGE/SEX
DATE	LOCALITY
OBSERVERS (underline finder, if known)
OPTICS	DISTANCE
WEATHER/VISIBILITY/TIME
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND BEHAVIOUR OF BIRD (include length of observation, habitat, size other species present for comparison)
PLUMAGE DESCRIPTION (mention upperparts, underparts, head, tail, wings, bill, legs, eye colour)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF THIS AND SIMILAR SPECIES

SEND TO;- Paul Gosling, County Bird Recorder, 23 Newtown Road, Little Irchester, Northamptonshire NN8 2DX