Association of European Rarities Committees


The Association of European Rarities Committees is a co-ordinating and liaison body for the bird rarities committees of Europe 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:
For a list of AERC members, see List of the member committees of the Association of European Rarities Committees