Submit a Sighting Record

North Sutherland and Caithness are rich in wildlife, but species have been under-recorded for a long time. Every sighting – from birds to bugs and flowers to fungi is important and useful. Please send us your records using the form below or the spreadsheet you can download below.

Every decision that’s made about the environment depends on reliable wildlife information. Sightings made by group members are passed to recognised recording groups and organisations to help protect our special local wildlife.

You can view our annual sightings records on the resources page.

New Sighting Record

Please complete all sections as accurately as you can. If we require further information, we will be in touch. If you would prefer to send a bulk list for multiple sightings then you can download and complete this spreadsheet instead.

Grid references can be found using an online map tool such as https://gridreferencefinder.com/ or https://explore.osmaps.com/

Please be as specific as you can.
It would really help if you can enter an OS grid reference. See links above for online tools to find a grid reference.
Give some more information about the location e.g. Approx 100m east of Skerray Harbour. You can also use What3Words.
Let us know anything else that may be relevant to the sighting.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 4 files.
Please upload any photos you took. Max 4 photos,
This will be used for recording purposes. You can opt out below.
We need an email address in case we need to contact you further about the sighting
Your name and email address will be stored for the purposes of recording the sighting and will not be shared further.