The FIT Count methodology and app is also being taken up more widely around the world. UK PoMS is working with countries across the European Union and South America to enable further monitoring of pollinators on a global scale.
Behind the scenes the iRecord development team have continued to maintain the online systems needed for such a large and complex recording platform. A major update to the Drupal software that iRecord uses was implemented in late 2021, to ensure that the site remains secure and up to date. As usual there have been a few teething problems following the change, but the transition was carried out smoothly and we continue to monitor and improve the performance of the systems wherever we can.
This new scheme was established in 2020. Records for the scheme can be added to iRecord, or sent direct to the scheme organisers (see scheme website for contact details).
This scheme covers the 11 species in family Meloidae - the oil beetles and relatives. It was established in February 2021.
Records can be added to iRecord or sent direct to the scheme.
There are new scheme organisers in place for the Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae) Recording Scheme: Don Stenhouse and Alison Thornhill have taken this on, building on the work of the late Peter Hammond. Initially they are focusing on processing the backlog of around 15,000 records on iRecord.
Information on temporal trends in species’ distributions and abundances is needed to monitor progress towards international biodiversity targets and the effectiveness of conservation actions. Ultimately, this information comes from data documenting the sighting of one or more individuals of some taxon at a given place and time. Depending on where, when and how these data were collected—e.g. by professional biologists according to a defined sampling protocol, or opportunistically by volunteer naturalists—they may or may not be suitable for trend estimation.
Contribute to butterfly conservation by providing important information on where different species occur and the numbers found in different places across Europe.
By identifying and recording plant species, you can help scientists and conservationists protect and restore biodiverse sand dune habitats in England and Wales, using this app.
With a beautiful range of habitats, coastal sand dunes are home to some amazing wildlife – including butterflies, lizards, toads and orchids. As a citizen scientist, you’ll help researchers gather vital sand dune habitat and species data to help strengthen the understanding of what’s going on in coastal sand dune environments, and to help improve the conservation work that is being done.