About Us
Objectives
The Editorial and Records Sub-Committee has responsibility for helping to fulfil all four of the Society's aims:
- to
study and record all aspects of the avifauna of Kent
- to
co-operate with national ornithological and other bodies in scientific
ornithological enquiries
- to
promote increased interest in ornithology in Kent , and
- to support conservation of bird life in the county.
It deals essentially with all matters relating to bird records, which involves:
- collating
and entering records of bird sightings in Kent onto the society's
database
- assessing
descriptions of KOS rarities (see Rare birds to consider)
- forwarding
descriptions of nationally rare birds to the BBRC (British Birds
Rarities Committee).
- selecting
records quarterly for publication in the KOS News
- analysing
records for the Kent Bird Report
- preparing
and publishing the annual Kent Bird Report
- providing
records to approved organisations for conservation purposes
- submitting
rare breeding bird records to the national Rare Breeding Bird Panel
- providing scarce migrant records for analysis by individuals appointed by British Birds .
