In fact this weeks photo is another moth. A Jersey Tiger seen at Bridport during the week. This used to be a fairly rare moth confined to SW England but it now slowly spreading north - it might however be a while before it gets to Fife.
And the numbers are as follows
Group
|
Thorne
|
Bridport
|
Group
|
Thorne
|
Bridport
|
Slime
moulds
|
1
|
1
|
Hemiptera
|
36
|
9
|
Lichens
|
22
|
6
|
Coleoptera
|
37
|
12
|
Fungi
|
31
|
2
|
Diptera
|
49
|
14
|
Bryophytes
|
22
|
7
|
Hymenoptera
|
40
|
14
|
Plants
|
306
|
222
|
Butterflies
|
20
|
15
|
Molluscs
|
8
|
2
|
Moths
|
188
|
85
|
Annelids
|
2
|
0
|
Insects
RSO
|
6
|
2
|
Arachnids
|
15
|
2
|
Fish
|
1
|
1
|
Myriapods
|
0
|
0
|
Amphibia
|
3
|
1
|
Crustacea
|
10
|
5
|
Reptiles
|
0
|
0
|
Springtails
|
2
|
0
|
Birds
|
59
|
48
|
Odonata
|
8
|
4
|
Mammals
|
8
|
6
|
Orthoptera
|
7
|
3
|
Total
|
881
|
461
|
Wouldn't mind a Jersey tiger. Lovely
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're in pretty good shape at Thorne compared to last year. I've been working my second patch finally but I don't think I'm going to catch your Bridport total
ReplyDeleteYes Thorne is going very well.
DeleteBridport is very much an add on to see what sort of number I get from running a moth trap once or twice a week, and the occasional walk round. (but then only recording what I can instantly ID in the field rather than spending a great deal of time on it)