Submit a sighting of a winter bumblebee

Reporting your sightings of winter bumblebees 2019/20

 

BWARS is continuing its long-term project throughout the winter of 2019-2020, in which we are plotting and monitoring the spread and behaviour of winter active Bombus species in Britain.

If you have any records of either Bombus terrestris or B. pratorum between 1 November 2019 and 1 March 2020, please submit the full details via this online recording platform. There is a facility for uploading photographs to support records if you have them. Please use the boxes below to provide information on numbers, sexes, flower visitation, behaviour and nest sites, and include any additional information in the "Comment" section.

NB If anyone finds winter active bumbles of any other species, please can these be reported via iRecord (remember to include a photo for verification purposes). iRecord is accessible here

 

Photo: Bombus terrestris at Arbutus - Tom Ings

We are working to improve record submission for touch screen devices but meanwhile we appreciate your efforts and apologise for any difficulties you may encounter. If you do experience difficulties please contact us: nipajones[at]tiscali.co.uk (substitute @ for [at], advising what device you have been using.

 

 

 

You are about to submit a sighting of a winter active bumblebee, Bombus terrestris or Bombus pratorum. First, tell us who identified it and provide photos of the record if you have any. This information will help us confirm the record.
Contact Details
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Identification
Counts

If flower visiting, please name the plant species

If yes, where is the nest site?

Please provide the spatial reference of the record. You can enter the reference directly in the Grid Ref box, or search for a place to zoom the map then click on the map to set it. The more the map is zoomed in, the more precise the grid square will be. To view a satellite photograph click the + sign at top right of the map
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Please tell us when you saw the record and provide any additional information.
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Include any additional information you think is relevant to the record.