THE latest Wildlife Watch gets under way today with readers stepping out into their gardens and the countryside to take part in our nature survey.
Ladybirds are the focus of the spring round of Wildlife Watch, which continues until Monday.
Readers are asked to take photographs and makes notes about all the species they see during the weekend and send them to The Scotsman.
All the record
s collected during our survey, which is supported by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, will be passed on to Biological Recording in Scotland (Brisc). Photographs and notes taken by readers will be distributed among Brisc's network of local record centres and biological recorders.
A selection of readers' pictures will also appear in The Scotsman next week and online at scotsman.com.
Records should include the name of the species; the date you saw it and where, preferably including a postcode or a six-figure grid reference; and your name and contact details.
Either take photographs or make written notes and email them to online@scotsman.com or post to: Wildlife Watch, The Scotsman, 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS.
Although ladybirds are the main focus, we also want to hear about any other species you spot, from birds and mammals to plants unusually in flower.
