Occurrence record: 38688147

Human observation of Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) | Eurasian Otter recorded on 2024-09-30
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Overview

Occurrence ID 38688147
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Otter
Licence CC-BY-NC
Record Date 2024-09-30 (Day)
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Location in England generalised to 0.01 degrees. Sensitive in ENGLAND, Name: England, Zone: COUNTRY [Sensitive, Natural England]". Please contact data provider for more information.
Location Grid Reference: ST9970 Latitude: 51.44 Longitude: -2.01
Recorded by Philpott, Bob
Identification verification status Accepted - considered correct

Dataset

Data partner Mammal Society
Data resource National Mammal Atlas Project, online recording
Collection code iRecord | General data

Abundance

Individual count 1

Organism

Life stage adult
Sex not recorded

Event

Occurrence date 2024-09-30
Date precision Day
Event date 2024-09-30
Event remarks Otters have been sighted at this location and recorded on Facebook for a short time. The water level on the River Marden is currently high and flowing fast. This was at the point where the river enters Castle Fields. The animal was swimming fast with the flow of water and photographed from the small bridge over the river.

Taxonomy

Scientific name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Supplied scientific name "Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Common name Eurasian Otter
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Taxon GUID match
The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species Lutra lutra
Genus Lutra
Family Mustelidae
Order Carnivora
Class Mammalia
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000005133
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine|terrestrial|freshwater
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province England
Latitude (WGS84) 51.44
Longitude (WGS84) -2.01
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 707.1
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Location in England generalised to 0.01 degrees. Sensitive in ENGLAND, Name: England, Zone: COUNTRY [Sensitive, Natural England]".
Information withheld OSGB Grid Reference ST9970
Grid size in meters 1000
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-2.01577 51.429,-2.01577 51.438,-2.00139 51.438,-2.00139 51.429,-2.01577 51.429))
Grid reference ST9970

Additional properties

generalisationtoapplyinmetres 1000

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