The Association of European Rarities Committees is a co-ordinating and liaison body for the

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rarities committees of

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and other nearby countries. It was created in 1993 at a meeting of European rarities committees on the German island of Heligoland. The association's aims are as follows: * Encourage the founding of a national rarities committee in every European country * Provide help for national committees when requested to do so * Prepare and maintain a European bird list * Organize meetings of delegates of the national committees at approximately two-year intervals to maintain personal contact, information exchange and co-operation For a list of AERC members, see

List of the member committees of the Association of European Rarities Committees {{Short description, none The following is a list of the European Bird rarities committee, rarities committees and equivalent bodies which comprise the membership of the Association of European Rarities Committees (AERC): * The Avifaunistische Komm ...

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20060824023904/http://www.aerc.eu/ AERC Website

References

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