Monday, April 8, 2019

Bridport & Thorne week 14

Spring in now well advanced with many more plants in flower and most of the large trees leafing up.
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






2 comments:

  1. April 18th for the 300 at Thorne last year - should bring it forward by a day or two?

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    1. Thanks for reminding me and got the required 8 species yesterday so that's 10 days earlier than last year.

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