Key to species status in Co Waterford:
A. Recorded in an apparently natural state at
least once since 1st January 1950.
A^. Pending category A, subject to acceptance
by the Irish Rare Birds Committee.
B.
Recorded in an apparently wild state in the period 1800-1949 only.
C1. Species, originally introduced by man, that
now have self-sustaining feral breeding populations.
C2. Species occurring as vagrants or wanderers
from self-sustaining feral populations outside Ireland.
D1, D2, D3,
D4. Other categories - see foot of page.
The sequence and scientific nomenclature largely follows the IOC World
List version 12.1 IOC World Bird List (12.1) doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1, replacing the previously referenced BOU British List
(British Ornithologists’ Union 2013) (see http://irbc.ie/topbar/categories.php).
Species or subspecies currently, or until recently, considered by
the Irish Rare Birds Committee (see IRBC website for full details of
recent revisions):
*** Rarities that currently require assessment
of substantiating documentation by the Irish Rare Birds Committee before publication in the annual Irish Rare Bird Report.
The list of such species is based on a combination of factors, including number / recent frequency of occurrences and difficulty
of identification. http://www.irbc.ie/records/desclist.php [Note: for Canada Goose, Golden Eagle & White-tailed Eagle, this
relates only to claims of wild individuals as opposed to feral indiduals.]
** Rarities currently on the IRBC ‘Supplementary accreditation
species’ that may be published in the Irish Rare Birds Report without assessment of substantiating documentation (excluding
reports from anonymous observers). Generally these would of be rarities of more frequent occurrence, often with lower frequency
of misidentification. http://www.irbc.ie/records/desclist1.php
* Species formerly on the list of species considered by the IRBC
but subsequently removed to reflect an increase in their frequency of occurrence.
