BIRDS AUSTRALIA RARITIES COMMITTEE: INDEX OF SUBMISSIONS REVIEWED

Index of Case Summaries: Volume Five

Introduction

As with previous volumes this table serves to portray the decisions reached by BARC. To view the summary and in some cases photographs relevant to each submission simply select the species name highlighted.

If you are able to provide photographs of any of the birds reviewed here and would be willing to have them published please let us know. Similarly, if you have a record of any species that you feel should be assessed by the committee please contact the secretary of the Birds Australia Rarities Committee at the Birds Australia Headquarters or complete the BARC unusual record report form

Submission Index (Volume 5)

400 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Christmas Island 24-Aug-03 .....Accepted

401 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Shoalhaven, NSW 18-Oct-02 .....Accepted

402 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Braeside Park, VIC 28-Sep-03 .....Accepted

403 Northern Pintail Anas acuata Darwin, NT 19-Oct-03 .....Accepted

404 Orange-fronted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus Aurantiifrons Boigu Island, QLD 23-Oct-03 .....Not Accepted

405 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Little Bay, Sydney, NSW 14-Dec-03 .....Not Accepted

406 Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni off Southport, QLD 15-Nov-03 .....Accepted

407 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Broome, WA 11-Nov-03 .....Accepted

408 Blue and White Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Christmas Island 07-Dec-03 .....Accepted

409 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Lady Elliott Island, Qld 31-Oct-02 .....Not Accepted

410 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Low Lake, QLD 03-Aug-03 .....Not Accepted

411 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Anglesea, VIC 19-Jan-04 .....Accepted

412 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Coombabah, QLD 05-Nov-03 .....Not Accepted

413 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Gracemere Lagoon, QLD 11-Oct-03 .....Accepted

414 Eurasian (Northern) Hobby Falco subbuteo West Island, Ashmore Reef 02-Nov-03 .....Not Accepted

415 House Swift Apus affinis West Island, Ashmore Reef 05-Nov-03 .....Accepted

416 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (7) Tryngites subuficollis Ash Island, Newcastle, NSW 14-Feb-04 .....Accepted

417 South Polar Skua Catharacta mccormickii off Southport, QLD 18-Oct-03 .....Accepted

418 Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis Christmas Island 17-Jan-04 .....Not Accepted

419 Schrenk's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus Christmas Island 18-Nov-03 .....Accepted

420 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Lake Mitchel, N QLD 04-Nov-03 .....Accepted

421 Cape Gannet Morus capensis Point Danger, VIC 05-Apr-04 .....Accepted

422 Stilt Sandpiper Micropalma himantopus Stockton, Newcastle, NSW 07-Feb-04 .....Not Accepted

423 Little Stint Calidris minuta Lake Macleod, WA 22-Mar-04 .....Accepted

424 King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Port MacDonnell, SA 22-Feb-04 .....Accepted

425 Black-tailed Gull (2) Larus crassirostris Townsville, QLD 22-Apr-04 .....Accepted

426 Cook's Petrel (1) Pterodroma cooki Port Fairy, VIC 01-Dec-02 .....Accepted

427 Cook's Petrel (2) Pterodroma cooki Port Fairy, VIC 01-Feb-04 .....Accepted

428 Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus Saibai Island, Torres Strait 17-Jul-96 .....Not Accepted

429 Franklins' Gull (13) Larus pipixcan Western Port, VIC 16-May-04 .....Accepted

430 Arctic Warbler (4) Phylloscopus borealis Ashmore Reef, NT 24-Oct-01 .....Accepted

431 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Ashmore Reef, NT 25-Jan-03 .....Accepted

432 Abbott's Booby (2) Sula abbotti Ashmore Reef, NT 26-Jan-03 .....Accepted

433 Pale-headed Munia (2) Lonchura pallida Ashmore Reef, NT 28-Jan-03 .....Accepted

434 Northern Shoveler (5) Anas clypeata Buckland Park, SA 03-Sep-86 .....Accepted

435 Buff-breasted Sandpiper (8) Tryngites subruficollis ICI Saltfields, Adelaide SA 21-Feb-86 .....Accepted

436 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Christmas Island 14-Jul-04 .....Accepted

437 Rosy (Rose-Coloured) Starling Pastor roseus Lake Eda Point, Broome, WA 03-Sep-04 .....Accepted

438 Arctic Warbler (5) Phylloscopus borealis Ashmore Reef, NT 28-Oct-04 .....Accepted

439 Grey Wagtail (14) Motacilla cinerea Tanami Mine, NT 11-Nov-04 .....Accepted

440 South Polar Skua Catharacta mccormickii off Rottnest Island, WA 08-Aug-04 .....Not Accepted

441 Gurney's Eagle Aquila gurneyi Boigu Island, QLD 18-Nov-04 .....Accepted

442 Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (1) Ptilinopus iozonus Boigu Island, QLD 13-Nov-04 .....Accepted

443 Collared Imperial Pigeon Duculla mullerii Boigu Island, QLD 13-Nov-04 .....Accepted

444 Collared Imperial Pigeon Duculla mullerii Saibai Island, QLD 18-Nov-04 .....Accepted

445 Northern Pintail (4) Anas acuata Wyndham, WA 23-Nov-04 .....Accepted

446 Grey Wagtail (15) Motacilla cinerea Ashmore Reef, NT 27-Oct-04 .....Accepted

447 Sabine's Gull (5) Larus sabini Eighty-mile Beach, WA 22-Nov-04 .....Accepted

448 Papuan Harrier Circus spilonotus Phillip Island, VIC 02-Oct-04 .....Not Accepted

449 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Cocos (West Island) WA 06-Dec-04 .....Accepted

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As with previous volumes this table serves to portray the decisions reached by BARC. To view the summary and in some cases photographs relevant to each submission simply select the species name highlighted.
If you are able to provide photographs of any of the birds reviewed here and would be willing to have them published please let us know. Similarly, if you have a record of any species that you feel should be assessed by the committee please contact the secretary of the Birds Australia Rarities Committee at the Birds Australia Headquarters or complete the BARC unusual record report form

400	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Christmas Island	24-Aug-03	.....Accepted
401	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Shoalhaven, NSW	18-Oct-02	.....Accepted
402	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Braeside Park, VIC	28-Sep-03	.....Accepted
403	Northern Pintail	Anas acuata	Darwin, NT	19-Oct-03	.....Accepted
404	Orange-fronted Fruit Dove	Ptilinopus Aurantiifrons	Boigu Island, QLD	23-Oct-03	.....Not Accepted
405	Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Little Bay, Sydney, NSW	14-Dec-03	.....Not Accepted
406	Black Petrel	Procellaria parkinsoni	off Southport, QLD	15-Nov-03	.....Accepted
407	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Broome, WA	11-Nov-03	.....Accepted
408	Blue and White Flycatcher	Cyanoptila cyanomelana	Christmas Island	07-Dec-03	.....Accepted
409	American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Lady Elliott Island, Qld	31-Oct-02	.....Not Accepted
410	Pacific Swallow	Hirundo tahitica	Low Lake, QLD	03-Aug-03	.....Not Accepted
411	Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Anglesea, VIC	19-Jan-04	.....Accepted
412	Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Coombabah, QLD	05-Nov-03	.....Not Accepted
413	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Gracemere Lagoon, QLD	11-Oct-03	.....Accepted
414	Eurasian (Northern) Hobby	Falco subbuteo	West Island, Ashmore Reef	02-Nov-03	.....Not Accepted
415	House Swift	Apus affinis	West Island, Ashmore Reef	05-Nov-03	.....Accepted
416	Buff-breasted Sandpiper (7)	Tryngites subuficollis	Ash Island, Newcastle, NSW	14-Feb-04	.....Accepted
417	South Polar Skua	Catharacta mccormickii	off Southport, QLD	18-Oct-03	.....Accepted
418	Japanese Sparrowhawk	Accipiter gularis	Christmas Island	17-Jan-04	.....Not Accepted
419	Schrenk's Bittern	Ixobrychus eurhythmus	Christmas Island	18-Nov-03	.....Accepted
420	Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicaria	Lake Mitchel, N QLD	04-Nov-03	.....Accepted
421	Cape Gannet	Morus capensis	Point Danger, VIC	05-Apr-04	.....Accepted
422	Stilt Sandpiper	Micropalma himantopus	Stockton, Newcastle, NSW	07-Feb-04	.....Not Accepted
423	Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Lake Macleod, WA	22-Mar-04	.....Accepted
424	King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Port MacDonnell, SA	22-Feb-04	.....Accepted
425	Black-tailed Gull (2)	Larus crassirostris	Townsville, QLD	22-Apr-04	.....Accepted
426	Cook's Petrel (1)	Pterodroma cooki	Port Fairy, VIC	01-Dec-02	.....Accepted
427	Cook's Petrel (2)	Pterodroma cooki	Port Fairy, VIC	01-Feb-04	.....Accepted
428	Grey-headed Goshawk	Accipiter poliocephalus	Saibai Island, Torres Strait	17-Jul-96	.....Not Accepted
429	Franklins' Gull (13)	Larus pipixcan	Western Port, VIC	16-May-04	.....Accepted
430	Arctic Warbler (4)	Phylloscopus borealis	Ashmore Reef, NT	24-Oct-01	.....Accepted
431	White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	Ashmore Reef, NT	25-Jan-03	.....Accepted
432	Abbott's Booby (2)	Sula abbotti	Ashmore Reef, NT	26-Jan-03	.....Accepted
433	Pale-headed Munia (2)	Lonchura pallida	Ashmore Reef, NT	28-Jan-03	.....Accepted
434	Northern Shoveler (5)	Anas clypeata	Buckland Park, SA	03-Sep-86	.....Accepted
435	Buff-breasted Sandpiper (8)	Tryngites subruficollis	ICI Saltfields, Adelaide SA	21-Feb-86	.....Accepted
436	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea	Christmas Island	14-Jul-04	.....Accepted
437	Rosy (Rose-Coloured) Starling	Pastor roseus	Lake Eda Point, Broome, WA	03-Sep-04	.....Accepted
438	Arctic Warbler (5)	Phylloscopus borealis	Ashmore Reef, NT	28-Oct-04	.....Accepted
439	Grey Wagtail (14)	Motacilla cinerea	Tanami Mine, NT	11-Nov-04	.....Accepted
440	South Polar Skua	Catharacta mccormickii	off Rottnest Island, WA	08-Aug-04	.....Not Accepted
441	Gurney's Eagle	Aquila gurneyi	Boigu Island, QLD	18-Nov-04	.....Accepted
442	Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (1)	Ptilinopus iozonus	Boigu Island, QLD	13-Nov-04	.....Accepted
443	Collared Imperial Pigeon	Duculla mullerii	Boigu Island, QLD	13-Nov-04	.....Accepted
444	Collared Imperial Pigeon	Duculla mullerii	Saibai Island, QLD	18-Nov-04	.....Accepted
445	Northern Pintail (4)	Anas acuata	Wyndham, WA	23-Nov-04	.....Accepted
446	Grey Wagtail (15)	Motacilla cinerea	Ashmore Reef, NT	27-Oct-04	.....Accepted
447	Sabine's Gull (5)	Larus sabini	Eighty-mile Beach, WA	22-Nov-04	.....Accepted
448	Papuan Harrier	Circus spilonotus	Phillip Island, VIC	02-Oct-04	.....Not Accepted
449	White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	Cocos (West Island) WA	06-Dec-04	.....Accepted