Forwarding records to local recorders

11 Nov 2014 'My details & settings' screenshot

When you register for BirdTrack, you're asked if we can forward your records and contact details to the relevant local bird recorders. We encourage you to agree to this so that your records can contribute to knowledge about birds at a local level (through inclusion in local bird reports, for example) and local recorders can contact you about them if necessary.

The registration form has a tick-box alongside the statement "Please forward my records and personal details to relevant local bird recorders". We think that some people who do want their records and contact details to be made available in this way are leaving the box unticked by mistake.

Please take a moment to check your account by logging in online then clicking 'My details & settings' (top of the 'Your options' panel, on the left). Here, read the sentence marked in red on the screenshot, just above the 'Return to Data Home' button. If it says "You have asked us not to forward your records to local bird recorders" but you do want your records and details to be available in this way, please email birdtrack [at] bto.org (subject: Forward%20my%20records%20to%20local%20recorders) and we'll amend the settings.



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