Grasshopper Survey | CEDaR Online Recording

What have you seen hopping about?!

Submit your grasshopper records below and you’ll be contributing to the Northern Ireland survey effort for this species! We only have a few species, so that should make ID-ing them simple! Visit your site once in September and once again in October to see if they’re still hopping about.

Tip: taking a sweep net (if you have one) and combing long grassland will help track these insects down.

Download the recording form here

Download the survey methodology here

Identification

For help with identification and further information on these species, please visit the Orthoptera Recording Scheme website and visit their ‘Species Accounts’ tab: https://www.orthoptera.org.uk/home

Important: if you use this site regularly, please remember to login.

This will give you access to the My Records report which allows you to manage your data.

Please tick all the species you saw and any other information about them.

Please note: if you have had an expert confirm the identification of a record please add their name in the 'Determiner' field. This will help when the record is being verified.

Species		Present	Grass height (cm)	Abundance	Determiner	Comment	Sensitivity	Add photos
Chorthippus brunneus - Field Grasshopper insect - orthopteran								Add images
Myrmeleotettix maculatus - Mottled Grasshopper insect - orthopteran								Add images
Omocestus viridulus - Common Green Grasshopper insect - orthopteran								Add images
Tetrix subulata - Slender Ground-hopper insect - orthopteran								Add images
Tetrix undulata - Common Ground-hopper insect - orthopteran								Add images

Your details (please note: this information will be used for record verification purposes only).

First name:

Last name:

Email: *

Any additional recorder(s) names.

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

Weather Conditions

Temperature (Celsius):

Cloud cover (%):

Wind:

Date and time of your sighting.

Date of sighting (required): *

Time of visit (e.g. 13:25):

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

Search for a place on the map:

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.