The changeable weather which is to be expected at this time of the year has meant insects have been a bit scarce at times. But during the better spells some new ones were added such as the Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) in the photo below.
The numbers for the two squares are as follows
Group
|
Thorne
|
Bridport
|
Group
|
Thorne
|
Bridport
|
Slime
moulds
|
1
|
1
|
Hemiptera
|
6
|
1
|
Lichens
|
16
|
6
|
Coleoptera
|
7
|
2
|
Fungi
|
17
|
2
|
Diptera
|
5
|
2
|
Bryophytes
|
19
|
7
|
Hymenoptera
|
11
|
5
|
Plants
|
109
|
94
|
Butterflies
|
4
|
3
|
Molluscs
|
5
|
2
|
Moths
|
17
|
5
|
Annelids
|
2
|
0
|
Insects
RSO
|
2
|
0
|
Arachnids
|
2
|
0
|
Fish
|
1
|
0
|
Myriapods
|
0
|
0
|
Amphibia
|
2
|
0
|
Crustacea
|
9
|
5
|
Reptiles
|
0
|
0
|
Springtails
|
0
|
0
|
Birds
|
47
|
43
|
Odonata
|
0
|
0
|
Mammals
|
5
|
4
|
Orthoptera
|
2
|
1
|
Total
|
292
|
182
|
April 18th for the 300 at Thorne last year - should bring it forward by a day or two?
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me and got the required 8 species yesterday so that's 10 days earlier than last year.
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