I'll be taking a leaf out of Tim's book before month end probably and doing some more sieving. I've had precious little from sieving leaf litter with even what I thought common litter species apparently absent (or my failing eyesight...). Not even a pseudoscorpion. I still retain hope though, and I think at least partly it's the wetness that's to blame. maybe I'm subconsciously avoiding Tachyporus!
Numbers:
| 398 | alga | Ulva intestinalis | Gutweed | |
| 399 | fungus | Phanerochaete velutina | A fungus | |
| 400 | fungus | Inonotus radiatus | A fungus | |
| 401 | bird | Turdus viscivorus | Mistle Thrush | |
| 402 | moss | Campylopus introflexus | Heath Star Moss | |
| 403 | lep-moth | Agriopis marginaria | Dotted Border |
You're still going great guns Ali. I've found with leaf litter or grass/reed piles that it's worth building them up into a reasonably large pile if you can as the piles then act as larger reservoirs of insect life. I've added a few species recently so am now on 345, but the forecast for down here for the next couple of weeks is pretty grim and cold, so I suspect that I won't be adding a great deal for the rest of the month.
ReplyDeleteI've had good luck with a large pile left on my local nature reserve after they heaped all the grass clippings. Last year in my square there was a reasonable patch too (dumped garden waste). 345 is great guns! This square is being very kind to me - nice variety of habitats
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