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.

correcting location of records in a survey

Submitted by michael.pocock on

Hello,

I made a list of records from a site via the iRecord app. Somehow they have the correct Gridref_calculated location, but have the wrong Map Ref. I have (somehow) managed to correct the Map Ref for one of the records, but cannot figure out how to correct the location for the others. Any ideas? I could delete the records and start again (it's only 4 species), but the options for moving and modifying location for records in a survey doesn't seem to work clearly.

They are Record ID 27938715-27938718.

Thanks,

Michael 

Confusion when I view "All Records"....think I need to understand the system bit better (?!)

Submitted by mjsliley on

Grateful if someone can explain: When I want to explore 'ALL RECORDS' under the explore dropdown, all I seem to see, at least in my immediate recording area of West Mids, South Staffs and Worcs is masses of records for Harlequin Ladybirds and an apparent bias towards shieldbugs!! Why is this....and why can't I see records for ALL taxa. Same seems to happen if I want to see records for my preferred taxa, so I can compare and contrast with my own records.

How can I upload a photo of a moth I would like someone to identify?

Submitted by si.branson@yahoo.com on

When I click on the photo icon to the left of the video icon in options above, I receive an 'Access denied ' message. I would like to show the community a photo a small, beautiful moth daytime feeding on sedum in my garden. Any help gratefully received. Thank you. W

How do I delete an activity?

Submitted by Malcolm MacGarvin on

Because of how I approached a problem where a bug can relocate a site to Africa when its boundary is subsequently modified, and the same can happen when a replacement area is added to an existing activity, I now have a couple of legacy sites after I have recreated them as a new activity with a newly input site boundary. No records are associated with any of the activities in the legacy sites (ie they currently include any records by anyone without joining the activity (in the past one of them may have required people to join and post into the activity).

How do I report Giant Hogweed?

Submitted by PhilPlant on

Hi, I think I found a Giant Hogweed plant and the Gov website sent me here to report it but I'm not sure how to. 

I have photos but when I click the photo button above, nothing happens. (When I click the video or table buttons, a pop up appears so I'm assuming the photo button isn't working 🤷🏻‍♂️).

Any advice please?

Verified sighting

Submitted by juliansidney@o… on

I haven't had my butterfly sightings verified for a couple of months now, 200 or so records on the iRecord butterfly app, is this normal ?

My records have been up loaded and I have appeared on the trending page with photos are being used, would be nice to know what I am reporting is correct.

Any help would be appreciated 

How Do I stop Edited Areas being relocated to Africa?

Submitted by Malcolm MacGarvin on

So … I'll be working on refining the shape of an area, all looks ok. I save the edits, get a 'success' message, open the site and find it now in Africa, even though the GB Grid Ref anchoring (I assume) the site appears ok?

See screenshot. Has anybody else experienced this and - more significantly - found a way to stop this happening?

Malcolm

Recording

Submitted by Ray Stones on

I'm new to the site & not an expert naturalist. I was looking forward to posting sightings in the hope of making a very small contribution to knowledge & protection. The recording site is on the whole simple but unclear to me. I entered tipula luna under species - rejected; tried crane fly tipula luna - rejected. What was I supposed to put?