National Amphibian Survey


	National Amphibian Survey

	Recording form part 2 - amphibian survey
	This is the second part of the National Amphibian Survey form. If you have not already done so, you should complete the pond information form here before completing this form.

	This form should be completed once for each visit to your pond. To record data from multiple visits, fill out this form, submit it, and then return to this form via the link on the 'submission successful' page or via the left hand menu. Please complete the 'Survey data' section each time you fill in this form.

Date submitted (dd/mm/yyyy)
Survey data

Surname
First name
Survey square in which pond is located
Visit number

To complete the survey below, please:
Indicate detection of eggs (newts) and larvae by selecting 'Yes' in the drop-down box. Give counts of adults, immatures and frogspawn clumps. Record conditions under which the survey was carried out.
A section to record conditions on the survey day is included at the end of the form. If the daytime survey (visual search and netting) and torching take place on different dates, please provide the information on conditions for both dates.

Visual search

Insert the number of animals you have seen at the appropriate life stage in the boxes below.

	Adult	Immature	Larva	Eggs
Common frog				(Give number of clumps)
Common toad
Great crested newt
Palmate newt
Smooth newt
Other species	(specify)

Netting
	Adult	Immature	Larva	Eggs
Common frog				(Give number of clumps)
Common toad
Great crested newt
Palmate newt
Smooth newt
Other species	(specify)

Torchlight survey
	Adult	Immature	Larva	Eggs
Common frog				(Give number of clumps)
Common toad
Great crested newt
Palmate newt
Smooth newt
Other species	(specify)

Survey Conditions - visual and netting
Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Time (use 24 hour clock e.g. 07:30)			to
Air temperature (degrees Celsius)
Water temperature (degrees Celsius)
Water clarity (score 1-3)*
Rain (score 0, 1, 2, 3)**
Wind disturbing water
Shoreline searched visually		%
Shoreline netted		%

* Water clarity 1 = good, pond bottom visible, 2 = intermediate, bottom visible in shallows, 3 = turbid, bottom not visible.
** Rainfall 0 = none, 1 = yesterday, 2 = immediately prior, 3 = during survey. You can report more than one of these.

Survey Conditions - torchlight
Only complete this section if the torchlight survey took place on a different date to the visual / netting survey

Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Time (use 24 hour clock, e.g. 07:30)			to
Air temperature
Water temperature
Water clarity (score 1-3)
Rain (score 0, 1, 2, 3)
Wind disturbing water
Shoreline searched visually		%
Shoreline netted		%



We will hold the information you submit on a computer database, and may share it with other organisations for the benefit of amphibian conservation, research and education. If you do NOT wish us to share the information, please tick the box below: