Secondly I hope that a few more people will give the challenge a go next year. Its not about topping the table (ask a Rochdale fan - longest non-winning streak in the football league, 107 years and counting!) but it really does challenge you to look harder and to try and understand more about wildlife. This year I added 522 species to my total UK Pan Species List of which 94 came from this square. (that is, nearly a fifth of all my total UK lifers for the year came from one very ordinary 1km square - amazing!)
Finally I plan to continue with this square, which is near where I work, next year. I also plan to do a different square nearer to where I live but plan to post details about that square later.
Happy New Year to all who took part
Group |
2017 target |
2017 result |
2018 target |
Lichens |
5 |
14 |
30 |
Fungi |
50 |
42 |
110 |
Bryrophytes |
10 |
5 |
20 |
Plants |
150 |
226 |
250 |
Molluscs |
10 |
10 |
30 |
Annelid worms |
5 |
3 |
10 |
Arachnids |
10 |
13 |
30 |
Myriapods |
0 |
2 |
10 |
Crustacea |
5 |
2 |
10 |
Odonata |
9 |
12 |
12 |
Orthoptera |
10 |
5 |
10 |
Hemiptera |
10 |
18 |
40 |
Hymenoptera |
30 |
27 |
40 |
Coleoptera |
50 |
25 |
50 |
Diptera |
50 |
33 |
50 |
Butterflies |
10 |
17 |
17 |
Moths |
70 |
103 |
200 |
Other insects |
2 |
3 |
10 |
Fish |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Amphibia |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Birds |
61 |
61 |
61 |
Mammals |
10 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
Totals |
566 |
634 |
1003 |