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    Submission and verdicts made to the Birds Australia Rarities Committee (BARC).

    BARC is a Birdlife Australia committee that adjudicates submissions of rare bird sightings in Australia prior to acceptance by any ornithologically interested parties. Generally, only species that have occurred less than five times over any five year period are included. The list of birds currently on the BARC review list can be found here.

    Submissions made to BARC for seabirds from Wollongong, Southport and Port Stephens pelagic trips as well as others made by SOSSA members:
    (Please be aware, some of these are large files and may take a while to download, depending on your connection speed)
    Species - Common Name Date Location Submission Accepted Y/N Committee Verdict
    Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross July 2014 Wollongong
    Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross August 2014 Wollongong Submission
    Barau's Petrel February 2013 Sydney Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Broad-billed Prion August 2013 Eaglehawk Neck Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Chatham Albatross September 2011 Eaglehawk Neck Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Collared Petrel April 2014 SE QLD Submission Y Verdict
    Cook's Petrel November 2007 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Great Shearwater April 2011 Swansea Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Great Shearwater April 2011 Sydney Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Great Shearwater April 2011 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Great Shearwater November 2011 Port Stephens Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    NZ Storm Petrel March 2010 Port Stephens Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    NZ Storm Petrel March 2010 Ulladulla Submission
    Y
    Verdict Images
    NZ Storm Petrel April 2010 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Polynesian Storm-petrel April 2014 SE QLD Submission Y Verdict
    South Polar Skua February 2008 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    South Polar Skua October 2009 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    South Polar Skua April 2011 Sydney Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    South Polar Skua April 2012 Sydney Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    South Polar Skua September 2012 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Tristan Albatross October 1997 Wollongong
    Y
    Verdict
    Westland Petrel February 2005 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Westland Petrel December 2006 Sydney Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Westland Petrel November 2007 Wollongong Submission
    N
    Verdict
    Westland Petrel December 2012 Wollongong Submission
    Y
    Verdict
    Westland Petrel December 2012 Port Kembla Submission
    Y
    Verdict

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