Download forms & instructions
All BBS survey forms and instructions can be downloaded here.
Survey instructions
BBS Instructions
BBS Instructions (PDF, 1.01 MB)
Recording forms
Field Recording Sheet
Field Recording Sheet (PDF, 651.53 KB)Count Summary Form
Count Summary Form (PDF, 604.49 KB)Habitat Recording Form
Habitat Recording Form (PDF, 582.74 KB)- includes instructions
Mammal Summary Sheet
Mammal Summary Sheet (PDF, 587.54 KB) - - for optional use by experienced observers (does not include species codes)
Shortened Field Recording Sheet
Shortened Field Recording Sheet (PDF, 185.49 KB)
Health and Safety information
Please see our guidance for volunteer fieldworkers in the UK for health and safety advice.
Codes
- BTO Code of Conduct
Bird Species Codes
Bird Species Codes (PDF, 109.15 KB)Habitat Codes
Habitat Codes (PDF, 92.96 KB)
Recording detection type
Detection Type quiz
Detection Type quiz (PDF, 302.24 KB)
Recording habitat data
Guidance for habitat codes.pdf
Guidance for habitat codes.pdf (PDF, 2.47 MB)
Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey
WCBS Guidance
WCBS Guidance (PDF, 260.74 KB)WCBS Recording Form
WCBS Recording Form (PDF, 95.12 KB)WCBS ID guide
WCBS ID guide (PDF, 2.54 MB)
Breeding Waders on BBS squares
BW on BBS Instructions
BW on BBS Instructions (PDF, 107.72 KB)BW on BBS Recording Form
BW on BBS Recording Form (PDF, 171.29 KB)
BBS Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions (PDF, 62.27 KB)
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