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For those of you planning to observe and make notes on the flora and fauna of the UK, it is probably worth looking at the recording schemes listed on the Biological Records Centre (BRC) which cover many invertebrates, vertebrates and botanical groups.

Some of my insect records from last year.

The BRC host the pages of some recording schemes including: the Harlequin Ladybird Survey, the Orthoptera Recording Scheme (see previous post for the November 2008 launch) and the Riverfly Recording Schemes.

Many of these sites have online support in some form, ranging from checklists and distribution maps to forums, and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme even has a postcode lookup (on their front page) for you to check which hoverfly species have been recorded in your area!