Downloads
Membership Application
Membership form can be downloaded here – current 19/11/20
NSW Species List Draft
This is a working draft of the NSW Bird Atlassers List of the Birds of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory & Lord Howe Island Group. Latest Edition: 31st March 2023.
This working draft largely follows the order applied using the taxonomy recommended by BirdLife Australia’s Working List of Australian Birds V4.1
Vagrants
NSW Vagrant Bird Review – Feb 2020
NSWBA Bird Record Sheet
Record sheet for use by members can be downloaded below:
Record Sheet Latest Edition: December 2020
How to Complete the NSWBA Bird Record Sheet
Click here for An Instruction Manual and Guide
Written by Records Officer Tony Burgin – January 2016 (Rev Dec 2020)
Master Atlas indexes for all 3 Atlas Volumes
Atlas Index Common Names
Atlas-Index Scientific Names
Atlas Records
Excel map of NSW 10 minute blocks showing blocks that need more data.
NSWBA 10 minute grid overlay beta version for Google Earth
Download this zip file to your downloads folder or a logical location.
Unzip the file using Winzip or similar to a logical location.
Windows users can open windows explorer and click on the zip file, the enclosed .kml file appears like it is in a folder and can be “dragged” to a logical location.
Google Earth is now available online using your web browser.
To import the .kml map overlay follow these instructions.
New Brochure
We recently printed colour tri-fold brochures to attract membership to our club that can be handed out or posted via Australian Post. Please contact our Publicity Officer if you are going somewhere that you can hand these out or put in a brochure stand at the local library, tourist office, motels etc.
The artwork we used was arranged on an interactive .pdf that can be filled out on a computer, saved and sent to either our Membership Manager or Treasurer. Members are encouraged to email these to all their birding friends, you can download a copy here.
Enlisting help from bird clubs
Please download the introductory letter and map
The block count is also available in Excel format.
How you can help
Anyone can download NSWBA Record Sheets by clicking on ‘Record Sheet‘ (see above). All records can be emailed to atlas.sheets@nswbirdatlassers.org.au. Contributors may forward bird lists to this email address but please include your name, date(s) of sightings (maximum reporting period is 1 calendar month), the latitude and longitude (if known), the name and distance to a prominent nearby geographic features (e.g. mountain, lake, National Park, town, suburb).
NSW Ornithological Records Appraisal Committee
NSW ORAC Rules Feb 2013.pdf
NSW ORAC guidelines for submissions.pdf
To see the latest ORAC Review list or download a copy of an Unusual Record Form please go direct to the new web page.
www.nsworac.org
Other ORAC & BARC (NSW) information
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2023
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2023
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2022
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2022
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2021
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2021
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2020
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2020
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2019
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2019
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2018
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2018
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2017
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2017
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2016
NSW ORAC Cases Decided In 2016
BARC Decisions (NSW) in 2015
NSW ORAC Cases Decided In 2015
NSW ORAC CASES decided in 2014
BARC Decisions for NSW 2014
NSW ORAC CASES decided in 2013
BARC Decisions for NSW 2013
NSW ORAC Cases decided in 2012
BARC Decisions for NSW 2012
NSW ORAC Cases decided in 2011
BARC Decisions for NSW 2011
NSW ORAC CASES decided in 2010
BARC Decisions for NSW 2010
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2009
BARC Decisions for NSW 2007 – 2009
NSW ORAC Cases Decided in 2008
PDF Viewer
Note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the links above. It can be freely downloaded from here: http://www.adobe.com/ap/products/acrobat It is a ~24 megabyte download.