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Log a sighting

Record an observation in seconds, with the species, the spot on the map, a count, photos, and the date and time you saw it.

A sighting is one observation of one species: what you saw, where, and when. Sightings are the raw material for everything else in the section, so the flow is built to be fast in the field.

Log a sighting

  1. Open the Environmental section and click Log a sighting in the toolbar.

  2. Pick the species. Choose from your property’s catalogue, type a name, or identify it from a photo. See Add and identify species for how identification works.

  3. Place it on the map. Click Drop a point for a single spot, or Draw an area if the sighting covers ground, like a flock across a fairway. The form steps aside while you click the map, then comes back with the location attached.

  4. Fill in the rest: how many you saw, when you saw it, notes, tags, and photos. Every field except the species is optional.

  5. Save. The sighting appears on the map in the species’ marker colour.

  1. Open the Environmental section and tap Log Sighting in the toolbar.

  2. Pick the species from your catalogue, type a name, or identify it from a photo you take on the spot.

  3. Place it on the map with a tap, or draw an area for a larger sighting. You can also use your current GPS location.

  4. Add a count, photos, notes, and tags if you want them, then save.

Counts

The count field takes whatever precision you actually have:

  • Exact: you counted 12 geese, enter 12.
  • Range: somewhere between 5 and 20.
  • Open range: “5 or more” when the top end is a guess.

Leave it empty when a count does not apply.

Good to know

  • Sightings can be linked to a habitat, a project, or a tracked individual while you log them, so the record lands in the right place from the start.
  • Tapping a sighting on the map opens its details, where anyone with edit rights can fix the count, date, or species later.
  • The map opens showing the last month of sightings by default. If a sighting seems missing, check the filter first. See Filter the map.