Transparent Burnet Survey 2012
Habitat Assessment & Adult Count
PLEASE FILL IN UNSHADED AREAS OF THE FORM & SEND TO:
Dr Andrew Masterman, 1/3, 214 Calder St, Glasgow. G42 7PE andrewmasterman@hotmail.com
Recorder Name
& Address:
County:
Number of Transparent
Burnet:
OS Grid Ref (6 figure)
Date:
OS Map No:
(1:50 000)
(Day:Month:Year)
Aspect:
Transparent Burnet 1
Grid Ref:
Gradient (circle one)
Very steep
Aspect
West
(circle one)
Rockiness of 10 m radius area (circle one)
Mostly rock
Site type (circle one – if other, describe)
Sea cliff
Steep
Moderate
South-west
Gentle
South
South-east
Equal rock & vegetation
Rocky outcrop
Mostly vegetation
Limestone rock
Other
Score the abundance of the following plants by searching within a 10 m radius of a Transparent Burnet observation. Only
Wild Thyme is listed in the moth literature so please record any other flowering plants, heathy plants or grasses (please
try to identify species, if not, enter spp 1, spp2 etc & site can be revisited) within a 10 m radius. Tormentil is a plant that
the author predicts may be present. Please supply an 8 or 10 figure grid ref if you have a GPS.
0 - absent 1 – 1 to 3 plants
2 – 4 to 10 plants
3 – more than 10 plants
Please circle one score per spp:
Wild Thyme:
Tormentil:
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Plant Abundance Scores
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Transparent Burnet 2
Grid Ref:
Gradient (circle one)
Very steep
Aspect
West
(circle one)
Rockiness of 10 m radius area (circle one)
Mostly rock
Site type (circle one – if other, describe)
Sea cliff
Steep
Moderate
South-west
South
Equal rock & vegetation
Rocky outcrop
Gentle
South-east
Mostly vegetation
Limestone rock
Other
Score the abundance of the following plants by searching within a 10 m radius of a Transparent Burnet observation. Only
Wild Thyme is listed in the moth literature so please record any other flowering plants, heathy plants or grasses (please
try to identify species, if not, enter spp 1, spp2 etc & site can be revisited) within a 10 m radius. Tormentil is a plant that
the author predicts may be present. Please supply an 8 or 10 figure grid ref if you have a GPS.
0 - absent 1 – 1 to 3 plants
2 – 4 to 10 plants
3 – more than 10 plants
Please circle one score per spp:
Wild Thyme:
Tormentil:
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Plant Abundance Scores
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Record observations of Transparent Burnet nectaring.
Tick a box each time you see a Transparent Burnet probing with proboscis on flower
Nectar Plants
Wild Thyme:
Tormentil:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10