A record for one bounded place, plot or observation frame. The eight categories are a land-based starter grammar, not universal indicators or a score. Adapt, replace or leave them unused through local knowledge. Format 2 v1.3 · August 2026 · Candidate tool.
Place / frame / privacy code:
Date / time / duration:
Weather / conditions:
Observer:
Describe before interpreting. Record what was directly noticed and the effort or conditions of observation. No category is inherently good or bad outside its ecological, cultural and practical context.
Species: possible identification is not confirmation. “Not observed” is not proof of absence.