Big Spawn Count | CEDaR Online Recording

Big Spawn Count - Waterbody Survey recording form

Christine Cassidy

The Big Spawn Count project is into its second year in Northern Ireland! This project is part of a larger national project which involves you going out to your local or garden waterbody (e.g. pond) and looking for frog spawn!

Picture showing clumps of spawn

You can download a Big Spawn Count Waterbody Survey recording form here (PDF). Take it with you on your survey to help you record everything you find.

Please enter your waterbody survey results below, including as much detail as possible.

Details of what you saw during your waterbody survey

What did you see?

No frogs or frog spawn present?

Tick this box if this is a record that the species was not found.

Photos:

Details about the frog spawn (if you saw any)

Number of clumps of spawn:

Approximate length of frog spawn (m):

Approximate breadth of frog spawn (m):

Approximate length of frog spawn (cm):

Approximate breadth of frog spawn (cm):

Details about your waterbody

What type of waterbody did you survey?

What kind of location was your waterbody in?

What shape is your waterbody?

How deep is your waterbody?

What length is your waterbody(m)?

What breadth is your waterbody(m)?

What is the habitat around your waterbody and is there other wildlfe present

Is there improved grassland around the waterbody e.g. playing field, open green grass?

Is there marsh or wet flushes present e.g. very wet ground with plants and flowers?

Is there semi-natural woodland present e.g. woodland which has been planted a long time ago?

Are there fish in the waterbody?

What species of fish are present e.g. trout, carp, bass?

Is there waterfowl present e.g. ducks, swans or geese?

Details of recorder or parent/guardian/teacher if the recorder is under 18 (please note: your contact details will be used for record verification purposes only).

First name:

Last name:

Email address: *

Name(s) of any additional recorder(s):

If your waterbody survey is part of a school project then please provide the following details

School name:

School postcode:

Date of waterbody survey

Date of survey (required): *

Please provide the spatial reference and site name for the record.

Search for the location where you carried out your waterbody survey:

This gives us an approximate grid reference for the location. We'll then move the map so that you can click on it to provide an accurate position for the record(s). Note: contents of this field will not be retained as part of the record.

Spatial reference: *

By clicking on the map the spatial reference will autofill. The more you zoom in, the more accurate the grid reference.

Site name: *

For example the nearest town, village, park, nature reserve etc.
Do not enter a postal address as the information you provide will be visible to others.

Habitat:

Notes about using the map:
use the + sign on the right hand side of the map to change the base mapping used from Google to OpenStreetMap.
To create an accurate and useful record, use your mouse to drag the area of interest to the centre of the map window and use the zoombar on the left hand side to zoom in tight to the area where you made the sighting. When you have zoomed in, click on the location - this will autofill the Spatial Reference box above.

Overall comment: