Creature Behaviour Log
Instead of just looking at what an animal is, this sheet helps you look at what it is doing. Pick one creature and watch it closely for 5 minutes.
Animal Action Tracker
Pick an animal, watch it closely, and write down exactly what it is doing.
📓 Creature Behaviour Log
Creature Behaviour Log
Date
Location
Watch a single animal for 5 minutes. Every minute, tally what it is doing.
Animal:
Behaviour
Min 1
Min 2
Min 3
Min 4
Min 5
Moving / Exploring
Eating / Foraging
Resting / Still
Making a Sound
Interacting with others
Notes - record your observations, what was interesting, unusual, or questions you have
Example Observations (UK)
Example creature behaviour log observations
This list is to give you an idea of what to look out for. But nature is full of surprises! It is very important to pay close attention to what you find in the real world and make your own observations, even if you see something that is not on this list or that you weren't expecting to find.
- A blackbird: Pulling a worm out of the soil (Eating / Foraging).
- A bumblebee: Hovering between different flowers (Moving / Exploring).
- A grey squirrel: Burying an acorn in the ground (Interacting with environment).
- A mallard duck: Cleaning and smoothing its feathers (Preening / Resting).
- A butterfly: Sitting completely still with its wings open in the sun (Resting / Still).
- A robin: Singing loudly from a high branch (Making a Sound).