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

Recorder Name & Address: / County:
OS Map No:
(1:50 000)
Number of Transparent Burnet: / Date:(Day:Month:Year)
OS Grid Ref (6 figure) / Aspect:
Transparent Burnet 1
Grid Ref:
Gradient (circle one) / Very steep Steep Moderate Gentle
Aspect (circle one) / West South-west South South-east
Rockiness of 10 m radius area (circle one) / Mostly rock Equal rock & vegetation Mostly vegetation
Site type (circle one – if other, describe) / Sea cliff Rocky outcrop 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 tryto 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 onescore per spp: / Plant Abundance Scores
Wild Thyme: / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Tormentil: / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Transparent Burnet 2
Grid Ref:
Gradient (circle one) / Very steep Steep Moderate Gentle
Aspect (circle one) / West South-west South South-east
Rockiness of 10 m radius area (circle one) / Mostly rock Equal rock & vegetation Mostly vegetation
Site type (circle one – if other, describe) / Sea cliff Rocky outcrop 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 tryto 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: / Plant Abundance Scores
Wild Thyme: / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Tormentil: / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
0 / 1 / 2 / 3

Record observations of Transparent Burnetnectaring.

Tick a box each time you see a Transparent Burnet probing with proboscis on flower

Nectar Plants / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
Wild Thyme:
Tormentil: