How do I...? and other questions

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Post here if you have any questions about using the site that are not covered in the 'how to' guide.

Unable to upload recording of bat in .wav file.

Submitted by john@themears.co.uk on

I have uploaded a record for a bat I recorded in my local woods. I used the bat specific form, which asks me to upload a recording. However, when I click "Add file" under Media files, the file open dialog box only lists image files, not wav files. How can I upload my wav file?

It lists wav files as supported files so this is odd.

Lepidoptera Hotspots

Submitted by AGTurner on

Hi,

Is there some way of using iRecord data to show me the high density of Lepidoptera species areas on the map?. I don't mean for specific species but for ALL Lepidoptera species. For example, parts of Staffordshire would show as red indicating a high number of Lepidoptera species and yellow showing lower numbers.

 

Thanks.

Missing taxon Diptera, Psychodidae

Submitted by Mr Raymond A Watson on

I have been trying to record Telmatoscopus tristis (Meigen, 1830) but it does not appear to be present on irecord. It is a valid species on NBN. The number of species in Telmatoscopus on iRecord is very low compared to those known in the UK. Perhaps it is placed in another genus? However sorting through tristis I did not spot a Dipteran that appeared in Psychodidae in a genus I knew.

 

Common name is missing

Submitted by JudyW on

I have a couple of butterfly records to verify where the species is listed as 'Pieris' (i.e. the whites) but the Common Name field is blank.  So I don't know which of the white butterflies (large? small?) the record is referring to. Do I need to go back to the recorder and ask for more information?

Thanks

Judy 

Notifications that can't be acknowledged

Submitted by stephentyrrell… on

Hi,

I've had a notification in my inbox here for a couple of months that won't go away when I hit "Acknowledge this list of notifications". I just get the following error message:

Array ( [error] => Validation error [code] => 2003 [errors] => Array ( => form_error_messages.source_type.default ) )

I had hoped that getting another notification might help to clear it, but now I've just got 2 notifications sitting there! Anything that can be done...?

 

Redirecting records to the right geogrpaphical area

Submitted by JudyW on

I have found a few records have come through for me to verify which have been automatically flagged as incorrect because they are outside my geographical location.  However, the records are correct (photo included) for the area concerned - just incorrect for the area I monitor.  is there any way I can redirect them to the right geographical area - I don't want to make them as incorrect when they aren't.

Thank you!