Saturday Summary

It has been a hectic day. Weather almost perfect.
At this moment we have almost double the observations of our nearest rival, but then we have 12 hours advantage over them, so the gap should be closed when we wake up, but a superb target for others to aim for.
A marvellous effort everyone - very many thanks.
So: we hit 20, 000 observations just before midnight.
And although our page tally shows 2125 species, our banner tally is 1866 - still in top position (ignoring "global project" of course). But our lead her is must slenderer.
We are in position number 4 for observers. Have you taken a friend to one of our open nature reserves? If not, tomorrow will be the perfect opportunity! Take the family and make a picnic of it!

Quite a few complaints about the drought and the heat. A lot of plants that should be flowering are not in evidence anywhere. Are they late? Or will they skip 2021? No excuses: we need to top the species list, so please pull out the stops!
But the weather is nearly perfect for being out and recording and having fun.
The forecast for tomorrow is hotter with a 26*C max, and 28*C on Monday. Make use of the great weather, because from Tuesday it will rain until the weekend. Great weather for identifications! Not so great for going back to school.

I did promise a little troubleshooting, but witching hour has passed, and many of us need a little sleep for the effort tomorrow. Will spend more time on Sunday night, doing a few checks.

Our Tally so far:

Birds : 152 species
Mammals: 37 species
Herps: 34 species (a nice jump today)
Fish: 59 species

Molluscs: 66 species (more than doubled)
Arachnids: 34 species (doubled)
Insects: 188 species

Plants:
Mosses: 4 species
Ferns: 25 species
Monocots: 264 species
Dicots: 1,076 species

Fungi: 33 species

Thank you everyone for an exciting day. If you have data still outstanding, we have a week to upload after the 4 days of observations, so dont despair - there is plenty of time to load your data and make identifications.
Please remember to check events with the convenors and remember the covid19 protocols. Have a great Sunday! Happy hunting!

Posted on May 1, 2021 10:31 PM by tonyrebelo