Half way point last year was 26th of April so just over a month ahead of the previous pace. Across almost all groups I'm on the same or better tally, although lichens are a bit off the pace. This isn't unexpected because I had a lovely (and well surveyed) piece of coastal outcrop which provided most species. Bryophytes, algae and fungi have been star performers, with the first two exceeding last year's total early on and the latter already matching 2017's August tally. Coleoptera continue to underwhelm, but then I've had little from leaf litter and I haven't placed any pitfalls this year yet. A nice surprise was having three echinoderms on the list already (or at all).
59 species have been lifers - 13%. Last year's overall lifers ratio was about 25% but some of that would have been routine coastal/marine species which I'm finding again this year as not new.
Before the numbers, here's a lovely Polytrichum juniperinum I found this morning while out for a stroll. Growing on an old rope at the sailing club!
| Category | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| alga | 6 | 15 | 23 |
| Protist other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| slime mould | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| lichen | 27 | 31 | 34 |
| fungus | 60 | 83 | 83 |
| liverwort | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| moss | 37 | 43 | 44 |
| flowering plant | 60 | 72 | 73 |
| conifer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| fern | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| cnidarian | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| mollusc | 12 | 17 | 24 |
| bryozoan | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| annelid | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| flatworm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| harvestman | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| pseudoscorpion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| spider | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| gall mite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tick | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| millipede | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| centipede | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| crustacean | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| collembola | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| bristletail | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| odonata | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| dermaptera | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| orthoptera | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hemiptera | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| coleoptera | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| diptera | 15 | 24 | 25 |
| lep-moth | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| lep-butterfly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hymenoptera | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| insect-other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| tunicate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| echinoderm | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| invert-other | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| fish | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| reptile | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| amphibian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bird | 54 | 62 | 70 |
| mammal | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 341 | 457 | 502 |
Haha, 44 mosses - my bryophyte life list is 13!
ReplyDeleteNot for long! BBS outings will usually have passed that before leaving the car park, though that can take a good while. I'm curious what the 13 are now.
DeleteAwesome! I shall compile a similar breakdown when I too attain 500. Be end of May unless I get time away from splitting a seemingly unending pile of logs and tree slices.
ReplyDeleteFess up. You're putting your feet up and waiting for a backup team to finish off the 1000
DeleteHo! Can't believe I overlooked this for an entire week! Cheeky fecker ya, ha! I'll smash the 1000 solo. Course, I need you guys to push me over the 2K barrier. I'll share my bottle of winner's bubbly, if it helps? :D
DeleteWell done Ali, amazing going.
ReplyDeleteMy Bryophyte life list is only 46, so have hardly left the car park myself!
Looking forward to you showing me some of the denizens of the 'Northern Hepatic Mat' in June - great name!
Not sure hw much of the northern hepatic mat I've seen! (or is in Seth's square). 50 spp from a square on Skye with a river, woodland and flush should be a gimme though. Maybe 100. We won't see 100 because we have lots to do but they're probably there
DeleteWe've got Anorexic Mat works here, you can tick him if you must. But don't feed him after midnight and never get him wet....
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