Having rushed towards the finishing line over the past month I have suddenly slowed to a crawl over the past few days, and I'm ashamed to say that's partly because on the very hot days I've been too lazy to make the effort.
I have enjoyed seeing from other posts how others have made up their total species: some are strong on birds and others on plants. I suppose you could say that one of my stronger areas has been the 'nitty gritty' sort of things - spiders and beetles - you wouldn't believe how many stones I turned over in the early part of the year.
My weakness has been birds - hardly surprising as I've never been a birder - but I am amazed that my total still doesn't include either a Chaffinch or a Greenfinch - perhaps it's because I'm always looking under stones! I've yet to record a Toad and have only just added a Frog - strange.
Anyway for what it's worth my list for SP4993 (Leicestershire) is made up as follows:
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Amphibians and Reptiles
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1
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Barklice & Booklice
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2
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Bees, Wasps, Ants
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26
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Beetles
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135
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Birds
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28
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Bugs
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42
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Butterflies
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14
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Caddisflies
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20
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Centipedes & Millipedes
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12
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Dragonflies and Damselflies
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8
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Earwigs
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1
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Ferns & Horse-tails
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4
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Flies – (other than hoverflies)
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48
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Fungi
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7
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Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
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24
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Hoverflies
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26
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Lacewings & Scorpionflies
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9
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Lichens
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6
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Mammals
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2
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Mayflies
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1
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Mosses & Liverworts
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15
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Moths
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244
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Sawflies
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15
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Slugs & Snails
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21
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Spiders, Harvestmen &
Mites
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48
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Springtails & Bristletails
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8
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Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
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20
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Wildflowers
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163
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Woodlice, Crustaceans
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5
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Worms
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3
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Total
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958
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