date of record

Submitted by hellebore on

I am adding a record from last autumn but can't remember the date exactly. Is the date field for the date I saw it or today's date?

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Submitted by o_pescotto on Thu, 05/02/2026 - 11:54

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Hi hellebore, dates should always be the date of the observation. The fundamental fields for a biological record are what (species), where (location/grid reference), when (date), and, ideally, who, i.e. recorder identity). Many thanks