2013 Chequered Skipper
Instructions & Survey Form
This survey should only be undertaken in suitable weather (sunshine, with no more than
moderate winds and not when it is raining) during the flight period of Chequered Skipper (mid May to the end of
June) although preferably during its peak flight period (usually last week of May and first ten days of June).
Please check all areas of suitable habitat, both breeding habitat (areas of lush purple moor-grass (often growing
under bog myrtle)) and adult nectaring habitat (areas of nectar (esp bugle, bluebell and marsh thistle) in sunny,
sheltered locations). Please spend at least one hour surveying in the square even if you find Chequered Skipper
within an hour. Only one visit is necessary per recorder but you may wish to make a second visit if you do not
find the butterfly on your first visit.
Please fill in all unshaded boxes and provide a sketch map showing the area surveyed and location of any
Chequered Skipper(s) on the back of this form. Photographs of areas of suitable habitat will also be useful.
Please return this form even if you are unlucky and have not seen any Chequered Skipper!
For more info including an update on how the survey is progressing please visit: www.butterflyconservation.org/chequeredskipper or contact Tom (contact details at bottom of recording form). Good luck!
RECORDER & SITE DETAILS & SURVEY CONDITIONS
Recorder name &
address
Email address
1km square surveyed
Square number
(ie: 1-100)
Visit 1
Chequered Skipper
seen? Y/N
Visit 2
Date
Visit 1
Visit 2
Start time
(Day:Month:Year)
Sunshine
Minutes
surveying
Mean temp (°c)
(mean %)
Wind speed & direction
(0 {no wind} 6 {very strong})
CHEQUERED SKIPPER
Please give the location (name and grid reference or GPS) of any Chequered Skipper(s) seen and/or mark them on
your map (see overleaf).
Visit 1
Visit 2
OTHER BUTTERFLIES
In order to help determine the suitability of the habitat and detectability of Chequered Skipper please provide
information on other species of butterfly (and day-flying moth) seen in the 1km square during the survey. For
this survey we are only interested in the numbers you saw rather than their exact location in the square. Please
give details of the actual number seen or estimates using the following standard codes: A: 1; B: 2-9; C: 10-29; D:
30-99; E: 100 or more.
Number seen
Number seen
Species
Species
Visit 1
Green-veined White
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Small Tortoiseshell
Red Admiral
Unidentified Whites
Unidentified Fritillaries
Visit 2
Visit 1
Visit 2
Orange-tip
Green Hairstreak
Small Heath
Peacock
Common Blue
Speckled Wood
Small Copper
Painted Lady
PTO
SKETCH MAP OF 1km SQUARE
Please sketch the 1km square below marking the area searched, your route, location of any Chequered Skipper(s)
seen with an X for sightings of single individuals and shading-in areas where more than one was seen. Please also
sketch suitable habitat or other key/useful information. Alternatively print out and annotate a map of your 1km
square from streetmap (www.streetmap.co.uk) or similar website.
1km square surveyed
Square number
(ie: 1-100)
Photos taken of
suitable habitat? Y/N
OTHER INFO
Please use this box to add any other relevant information about the 1km square/site, Chequered Skipper,
management, threats, etc
RETURNING THIS FORM
Many thanks for completing this form. Please send it either by email or post to:
Tom Prescott, BCS, Mill House, Mill Road, Kingussie, PH21 1LF
Email: tprescott@butterfly-conservation.org
The information supplied here is completed and sent to Butterfly Conservation on the understanding that the data provided by the recorder will be entered into
a computerised database and will be used for nature conservation, research, education and public information. The information remains the property of the
recorder at all times.