The preferred way to submit bird records to HOS via one of the external sites such as BirdTrack or Going Birding.
A general set of instructions for submitting records can also be downloaded from the Bird recording page.
A set of guidelines has been produced, showing, by species, what information is requested from submitters. These guidelines can be downloaded from the Bird recording page. For rarer species, identified in the guidelines, an Unusual Record Form is required providing detail on the sighting and the evidence supporting it. Again, this can be downloaded form the Bird recording page.