# "No observations"

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** web, question\
**Created:** [August 7, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641 "2019-08-07T09:49:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jeslowery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jeslowery/32/2671_2.png) [@jeslowery](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jeslowery)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/1 "2019-08-07T09:49:11Z")

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For some reason, lately when I click on a species that I have observed the data page for that species will say “no observations”. Also under the headings of “top observer” “top identifier” “last observation” and “total observations” - all those categories say zero. I know that people have observed it, because there are multiple pictures and even I have observed it, so something is going wrong that I don’t understand.  
Here is an example that has all zeros for me = [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/893792-Phalerimeris-phalerata](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/893792-Phalerimeris-phalerata)  
Can someone tell me how to fix it? I am in a different country right now, so maybe it’s an internet issue? I’m not sure.  
Thanks,  
Jessica

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**Author:** ![karoopixie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/karoopixie/32/69882_2.png) [@karoopixie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/karoopixie)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/2 "2019-08-07T09:53:36Z")

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You must have a Place specified where the beastie doesn’t occur. At the top of the page under the “Search species” box will be a place name - click on that and you get a dropdown. Click on **clear** to remove the place and make the records global. Then you will see that there are observers, identifiers etc.

Not a bug :-)

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**Author:** ![janetwright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/janetwright/32/519_2.png) [@janetwright](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/janetwright)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/3 "2019-08-07T10:19:31Z")

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Interesting! I never noticed the “place” filter. Thanks, @karoopixie!

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**Author:** ![karoopixie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/karoopixie/32/69882_2.png) [@karoopixie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/karoopixie)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/4 "2019-08-07T10:23:19Z")

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Pleasure, Janet :-)

If you have subscribed to a Place on your Dashboard, then all pages default to that Place boundary. Which is brilliant :-) Except when one forgets about it ;-D

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**Author:** ![jeslowery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jeslowery/32/2671_2.png) [@jeslowery](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jeslowery)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/5 "2019-08-14T02:54:05Z")

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Thanks so much!  
J

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**Author:** ![jeslowery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jeslowery/32/2671_2.png) [@jeslowery](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jeslowery)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/6 "2019-08-14T02:56:06Z")

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Yes, my “place” said United States, and I was in Asia, so this was the problem. Now it’s completely fixed. Thanks again.  
J

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/no-observations/5641/7 "2019-09-05T13:43:37Z")

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