All BBS survey forms and instructions can be downloaded from this page.

Survey instructions

Recording forms

• Field Recording Sheet

  Field Recording Sheet

• Count Summary Form

  Count Summary Form

• Habitat Recording Form

  Habitat Recording Form

• Mammal Summary Sheet

  Mammal Summary Sheet (includes instructions)

• Shortened Field Recording Sheet

  Shortened Field Recording Sheet (for optional use by experienced observers; does not include species codes)

Health and Safety information

Please see our guidance for volunteer fieldworkers in the UK for health and safety advice. 

Codes

• Bird Species Codes

  Bird Species Codes

• Habitat Codes

  Habitat Codes

Recording detection type

• Detection Type quiz

  Detection Type quiz

• A list of which species produce songs and calls

  A list of which species produce songs and calls

Recording habitat data

Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey

• WCBS Guidance

  WCBS Guidance

• WCBS Recording Form

  WCBS Recording Form

• WCBS ID guide

  WCBS ID guide

Breeding Waders on BBS squares

• BW on BBS Instructions

  BW on BBS Instructions

• BW on BBS Recording Form

  BW on BBS Recording Form

BBS Terms and Conditions

• Terms and Conditions

  Terms and Conditions