I did wonder whether I was going to make it to beat last year's date, especially before the dipterists forum meeting which starts this weekend. If I didn't do it now it was going to be end of next week. Anyway, in the end a very nice evening walk around the woodland edges produced enough to get over the line without evening doing microscopy when I got home. That would have been good in itself, but there were, in the last 5, 3 species I hadn't seen on the reserve and one which I added as new for the county in last year's square!
I'll have a bit of a break (as if! flies all week next week) and then re-think my targets. I want the reserve list to go over 2000 (about 50 to go) and I have some minor targets on taxon groups. Maybe I'll push through this time for the 1500.
| Group | Count |
| Algae | 1 |
| Lichens | 40 |
| Fungi | 116 |
| Vascular | 182 |
| Bryophytes | 58 |
| Mollusc | 22 |
| Arachnida | 45 |
| Collembola | 8 |
| Hemiptera | 29 |
| Hymenoptera | 29 |
| Coleoptera | 91 |
| Diptera | 157 |
| Lepidoptera | 103 |
| Invert - Other | 38 |
| Vert - Birds | 75 |
| Vert - Other | 8 |
| Total | 1001 |
Of the 1001 species, there were
* 307 new to the reserve
* 125 new to me
* 12 new to county
* 2 new to Scotland (possibly 3)
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| Common Figwort |
Impressive. Very, very impressive - well done buddy.
ReplyDeleteCheers. This time last year it was last gasp before getting up to Skye. I think I won't try to break this again ... before I retire. Tempted to do another round in one of the same squares to see how much difference there is between years. Maybe not next year though. I need to get out more!
DeleteVery good going Ali. All that's missing is a first for the UK!
ReplyDeleteWell, we live in hope! I've probably had at least one and overlooked it, mind you.
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