Sunday, December 31, 2017

Yeovil end of year summary

One last update for 2017 for the Yeovil ST52 17  square. The following table shows my targets for the square (set in January, these were on the safe-side and I mostly made all of them), the actual result (which gives 634 as the final tally) and my targets for 2018. So if I can attain most of the targets I should actually get to 1000 for the square in 2018. We shall see!

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

4 comments:

  1. Bravo Pete, and you were adamant of not managing 500, as I recall. Great work already. Nearly a quarter of everything I saw in my square was a lifer for me, I'm anticipating a similar scene for 2018 too. You're absolutely right, this Challenge really does make you look harder at what's around you. I can't envision a single square kilometre in all of Britain which doesn't harbour at least three hundred species, so everybody who's been following this should consider getting out there and seeing what they can find in their own home square.

    Best of luck with your 2018 targets, Pete. There are some hefty jumps in there! I'm thinking Tawny Owl may be a strong contender for pole position on the 2018 list for me.

    Clock is ticking, I've already told the bosses I won't be available for work on 1st January. Happy New Year and square-bashing to everyone! :)

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  2. Well done Pete. BTW it’s much easier second time round

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  3. Great stuff, have really enjoyed following everyone's progress and am looking forward to seeing how 2018 pans out. By the way, I've just totted up my all-years (mostly 2013 onwards) 1-ksq list for TM2499 and it's now on 2,005 species. 3K may be somewhat beyond me (would rather move house first I think!) but we'll see.

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    1. Nonsense, I bet you've hardly even started with nematodes and freshwater protists - loads of mileage left in your square (and your abilities) yet! ;)

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