Branch Butterfly Recording

Butterfly Records

Butterfly records should be sent in as soon as possible, so that we can update our database. Every record counts, even the more common species as they can be valuable indicators of change. The preferred method is by sending in the Butterfly Casual Record Sheet. However, if you have only recorded one or two butterflies they can be submitted directly from this page or, if you don't have access to Microsoft Excel for the spreadsheet using a document which can be emailed or posted.

Getting involved in Butterfly Surveys is particularly valuable.  Please take a look at the Surveys page on this site.

If possible, please include information about:

  • the species
  • numbers seen
  • stage (eg adult, egg, caterpillar, pupa)
  • description of site or locality, if possible using Ordnance Survey map reference
  • description of habitat type
  • date
  • your name, email and postal address.

Butterfly Casual Record Sheet

If you are a regular recorder in  East Scotland (including the Lothians, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire, Perth and Kinross, Fife, Angus, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire) then please use this submission form for your records:

Butterfly Record Sheet
Click a link below - you will be prompted for a location where you wish to save the file.
Butterfly Casual Record Sheet (XLS) 57KB

Please send your spreadsheet of records to:

Duncan Davidson

Telephone: 01383 730446

Individual Records

If you don't regularly see butterflies or are a visitor to the area and you'd like to send in a record then please complete the form below and then click on the "Send these records" button.

Your name*

  Save name and address details

Your email address*

 

Your postal address

 

Observation date*

 

Site/location*

 

Grid Reference

 

Habitat description**

 

Comments

 

 

Species name*

 

Number(s) seen*

 

Stage

 

*Required fields

By submitting this form I give Butterfly Conservation (BC) permission to use and incorporate the information into data collations, and to make copies of these available to others by a variety of means to further the conservation of butterflies in accordance with BC’s published policies. I waive my right to be identified as the author of this information & to object to the manner in which it is used.
I agree that BC may use my personal details in association with these records and in accordance with their privacy policy.

 
 
**Habitat Descriptions
Sea-shore/cliffs/salt marsh/dunes, etc.   Marshes/fens
Freshwater edges (lakes/rivers/canals)   Rocky inland habitats/screes, and similar
Heath/scrub   Fertilized/improved/reseeded grassland
Calcareous grassland   Crops
Acid grassland   Orchards/plantations/commercial forestry
Meadow (unimproved)   Tree lines/hedges/small woods
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland   Parks/gardens/churchyards
Native coniferous woodland   Urban/industrial areas
Mixed woodland   Fallow/waste/disturbed land
Raised/lowland bog   Quarries/pits
Blanket/upland bog   Road/rail verges, cuttings, and similar.

 

Butterfly Record Document

If you don't have access to Microsoft Excel then please download and use the following document:

Butterfly Record Sheet
Click a link below - you will be prompted for a location where you wish to save the file.
Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) 69KB
Microsoft Word format (DOC) 130KB
  If you download the Adobe Acrobat® PDF file then you must have the Adobe Acrobat® Reader program in order to view\print the document. If you do not have this program it is freely available at www.adobe.com/acrobat
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Please send your butterfly records for to:

Duncan Davidson
140 Pitcorthie Drive, Dunfermline, KY11 8BJ
Telephone: 01383 730446

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