Monday, February 25, 2019

Cullaloe LNR, Fife - a fast 500

A fungus romp on Saturday morning with gathering of other things encountered on the way (obviously) followed by a sunny day and  a free pass to roam on Sunday meant the 500 was secured and then some. The species new to the reserve also sailed over 100. The list can be seen here - 2019 new spp.

I'll be having a look at the fastest 1000 with an aim to beating that, but I still think it's a long stretch from there to reaching Tim's outrageous 2018 total. The number of species per day required is just out of my reach I think. That'll have to wait for retirement. It's not that I can't catch/gather enough material - I'm sure I can. I think I just have no way of identifying them at that rate. I say this knowing full well that I might be spending December poring over pinned Ichneumonidae!

I know everybody loves a good pyrenomycete so here's the charming Bertia moriformis in all its glory.

Also worth mentioning was the occurrence of #patchgold Whooper Swans which flew over on Saturday morning




Category Jan Feb
alga 1 1
Protist other 0 0
slime mould 0 0
lichen 33 37
fungus 67 93
liverwort 9 9
moss 44 45
flowering plant 93 95
conifer 2 2
fern 4 4
cnidarian 0 0
mollusc 11 20
bryozoan 0 0
annelid 2 3
flatworm 0 1
harvestman 3 5
pseudoscorpion 1 1
spider 19 23
gall mite 0 0
tick 0 1
millipede 2 5
centipede 2 2
crustacean 4 5
collembola 6 6
bristletail 0 0
odonata 0 0
dermaptera 1 1
orthoptera 0 0
hemiptera 5 9
coleoptera 30 46
diptera 4 14
lep-moth 4 10
lep-butterfly 0 1
hymenoptera 4 7
insect-other 1 1
tunicate 0 0
echinoderm 0 0
invert-other 0 0
fish 0 0
reptile 0 0
amphibian 1 2
bird 48 55
mammal 1 1
402 505

2 comments:

  1. Excellent and well done. Good luck with the quickest 1000.

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    1. Thanks. Working on it :D Then I'll lie down for a bit!

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