Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Dalgety Bay, Fife - numbers geekiness

A (possibly disturbing) view into my fevered brain. A few species added on an evening wander at the end of a rainy day. Have a picture first to ease into it ...

Light Brown Apple Moth

Latest additions:
13/05/2017 554 Ulmus glabra Wych Elm
13/05/2017 555 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
14/05/2017 556 Anatis ocellata Eyed Ladybird
14/05/2017 557 Lydina aenea A tachinid fly
15/05/2017 558 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet
15/05/2017 559 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth
15/05/2017 560 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House-moth

Overall numbers:

Jan Feb Mar Apr 16-May
Algae 8 13 16 17 17
Lichens 37 41 43 44 44
Fungi 28 31 44 49 51
Vert - Birds 38 50 56 62 63
Vert - Other 2 4 8 9 9
Lepidoptera 1 2 9 14 21
Diptera 4 7 12 41 50
Arachnida 4 13 20 25 28
Coleoptera 6 17 17 21 30
Mollusc 9 24 27 33 33
Collembola 8 10 12 12 12
Invert - Other 22 33 51 62 73
Plants - Vascular 47 63 74 92 99
Plants - Bryo 22 29 30 30 30

236 337 419 511 560

Progress status:






date 31-Jan 28-Feb 31-Mar 30-Apr 16-May
days remaining 334 306 275 245 229
spp so far 236 337 419 511 560
spp/day period 7.61 3.61 2.65 3.07 3.06
sppc/day so far 7.61 5.71 4.66 4.26 4.12
spp remaining 764 663 581 489 440
spp/day rqd 2.29 2.17 2.11 2.00 1.92
spp/week rqd 16.01 15.17 14.79 13.97 13.45

5 comments:

  1. Like the progress stats, looks like you're ahead of schedule. Nice one on the Lydina aenea, must keep an eye out for that. 33 molluscs! I'll be happy if I get up to 10.

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  2. Gotta admire a suitably fevered mind :) I have 37 out of a hoped for 50 species of mollusc so far, though that's just a blind stab in the dark. I have no idea what's up here really.

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  3. Think I need a trip out with a molluscologist, my total looks quite pathetic by comparison.

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  4. On the molluscs - I have the sea, which helps! I had no idea I would have so many, including some nice new snails and slugs for me

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  5. These things can take a while to get going, sometimes moving at a snail's pace. You simply gotta keep slugging it out, Paul. I'll get me coat...

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