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Navigate to Database > database search > Species name search. Then follow the steps below to search the database.

a) The following form will be displayed.

Species name search form

b) Enter the name of the species you would like to search for. This can be either the common name (e.g. Red squirrel) or scientific name (Sciurus vulgaris) (1). If you do not know the name of the species you would like to search for you can use our thesaurus. Click on the link 'Scientific or Common Name'. A new window will appear like the one shown below.

Species name

Use the thesaurus to either search for a species by keyword, or list all the species alhabetically by scientific name or common name.

Species name search results

A list of names matching your search criteria will be displayed. Click on the 'use this' button next to the species you wish to search for. The following form will display.

Species name selection

Click on the 'use this for search' button. The widow will close and the species name will be entered into the main search form.

You may now perform the database search by clickinng on the 'search' button on the main search page.

c) Optionally you may also search for records collected between two dates (2) - for example between 01/15/99 (15th January 1999) and 10/07/01 (7th October 2001).

Click on the calendar Calendar button button. A pop-up calendar will be displayed:

Calendar

(1) Enter the year, (2) Select the month, (3) Click on the date. The date you have chosen will be automatically entered into the search form. Do this for both Recording Start Date and Recording Finish Date.

You may now perform the database search by clicking on the 'search' button on the main search page.

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