Benefit of experience

After 4 days of limited effort 125 species have already been recorded - a quarter of the annual target. Additional targets haven't been set yet, although I will be looking at spiders (big ones), ground beetles and leaf beetles in addition to what was looked at in 2014. Hopefully some progress will be made, although it's worth noting that spiders have already been extensively recorded on the reserve.

Remarkably while 125 species have been recorded, and 166 were recorded in January last year, almost 100 of last year's January records have not yet been recorded! Is it possible to record 200 species in January? Watch this space.

Distribution of records so far:

One of the interesting things about the start of this year is doing the rounds and noting species which last year I would have had to identify. I remember being annoyed at the Wood Avens leaves everywhere which I hadn't placed. Maybe I should revisit Poland's vegetative key now and see if I can figure out why not. It's everywhere. There have been new additions already, both in vascular plants and fungi. Here's the list so far:

Preferred name	Common name	Date
Caltha palustris	Marsh-marigold	04/01/2015
Clitocybe fragrans	Fragrant Funnel	04/01/2015
Conocephalum conicum		04/01/2015
Exidia recisa		04/01/2015
Gallinago gallinago	Snipe	04/01/2015
Lamium album	White Dead-nettle	04/01/2015
Orthotrichum affine	Wood Bristle-moss	04/01/2015
Orthotrichum anomalum	Anomalous Bristle-moss	04/01/2015
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	04/01/2015
Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal	04/01/2015
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	04/01/2015
Scolopax rusticola	Woodcock	04/01/2015
Silene dioica	Red Campion	04/01/2015
Amblystegium serpens	Creeping Feather-moss	03/01/2015
Atrichum undulatum	Common Smoothcap	03/01/2015
Certhia familiaris	Treecreeper	03/01/2015
Corvus corone	Carrion Crow	03/01/2015
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	03/01/2015
Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	03/01/2015
Dacrymyces stillatus	Common Jellyspot	03/01/2015
Dicranella heteromalla	Silky Forklet-moss	03/01/2015
Dicranum scoparium	Broom Fork-moss	03/01/2015
Diplophyllum albicans	White Earwort	03/01/2015
Erithacus rubecula	Robin	03/01/2015
Eurhynchium striatum	Common Striated Feather-moss	03/01/2015
Exidia glandulosa	Witches' Butter	03/01/2015
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	03/01/2015
Fissidens taxifolius	Common Pocket-moss	03/01/2015
Gymnopilus penetrans	Common Rustgill	03/01/2015
Hedera helix	Ivy	03/01/2015
Hypoxylon fragiforme	Beech Woodwart	03/01/2015
Lonicera periclymenum	Honeysuckle	03/01/2015
Luzula sylvatica	Great Wood-rush	03/01/2015
Mnium hornum	Swan's-neck Thyme-moss	03/01/2015
Oxyrrhynchium hians	Swartz's Feather-moss	03/01/2015
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	03/01/2015
Pellia endiviifolia	Endive Pellia	03/01/2015
Periparus ater	Coal Tit	03/01/2015
Phasianus colchicus	Pheasant	03/01/2015
Phlebia radiata	Wrinkled Crust	03/01/2015
Polytrichum commune	Common Haircap	03/01/2015
Racomitrium ericoides	Dense Fringe-moss	03/01/2015
Racomitrium fasciculare	Green Mountain Fringe-moss	03/01/2015
Racomitrium lanuginosum	Woolly Fringe-moss	03/01/2015
Rhytidiadelphus loreus	Little Shaggy-moss	03/01/2015
Salix cinerea	Common Sallow	03/01/2015
Schizopora paradoxa	Split Porecrust	03/01/2015
Stereum sanguinolentum	Bleeding Conifer Crust	03/01/2015
Tubulicrinis subulatus		03/01/2015
Turdus pilaris	Fieldfare	03/01/2015
Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	02/01/2015
Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse-chestnut	02/01/2015
Anas crecca	Teal	02/01/2015
Anas penelope	Wigeon	02/01/2015
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	02/01/2015
Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	02/01/2015
Barbula convoluta	Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss	02/01/2015
Campylopus introflexus	Heath Star Moss	02/01/2015
Cirriphyllum piliferum	Hair-pointed Feather-moss	02/01/2015
Climacium dendroides	Tree-moss	02/01/2015
Corvus monedula	Jackdaw	02/01/2015
Crepidotus cesatii		02/01/2015
Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit	02/01/2015
Didymodon insulanus	Cylindric Beard-moss	02/01/2015
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	02/01/2015
Frullania dilatata	Dilated Scalewort	02/01/2015
Fulica atra	Coot	02/01/2015
Glyceria fluitans	Floating Sweet-grass	02/01/2015
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	02/01/2015
Malus sylvestris	Crab Apple	02/01/2015
Medicago lupulina	Black Medick	02/01/2015
Peltigera		02/01/2015
Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	02/01/2015
Polytrichum juniperinum	Juniper Haircap	02/01/2015
Pseudocrossidium revolutum	Revolute Beard-moss	02/01/2015
Quercus robur	Pedunculate Oak	02/01/2015
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus	Big Shaggy-moss	02/01/2015
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	02/01/2015
Thuidium tamariscinum	Common Tamarisk-moss	02/01/2015
Trametes versicolor	Turkeytail	02/01/2015
Turdus merula	Blackbird	02/01/2015
Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed Tit	01/01/2015
Auricularia auricula-judae	Jelly Ear	01/01/2015
Bellis perennis	Daisy	01/01/2015
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	01/01/2015
Brachythecium rutabulum	Rough-stalked Feather-moss	01/01/2015
Bryum capillare	Capillary Thread-moss	01/01/2015
Calliergonella cuspidata	Pointed Spear-moss	01/01/2015
Cruciata laevipes	Crosswort	01/01/2015
Dicranoweisia cirrata	Common Pincushion	01/01/2015
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male-fern	01/01/2015
Eurhynchium praelongum	Common Feather-moss	01/01/2015
Flammulina velutipes		01/01/2015
Geranium pyrenaicum	Hedgerow Crane's-bill	01/01/2015
Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	01/01/2015
Geum urbanum	Herb Bennet	01/01/2015
Grimmia pulvinata	Grey-cushioned Grimmia	01/01/2015
Homalothecium sericeum	Silky Wall Feather-moss	01/01/2015
Hypericum androsaemum	Tutsan	01/01/2015
Hyphodontia sambuci	Elder Whitewash	01/01/2015
Hypnum cupressiforme	Cypress-leaved Plait-moss	01/01/2015
Juncus effusus	Soft-rush	01/01/2015
Lophocolea bidentata	Bifid Crestwort	01/01/2015
Metzgeria fruticulosa sensu lato		01/01/2015
Orthotrichum pulchellum	Elegant Bristle-moss	01/01/2015
Parus major	Great Tit	01/01/2015
Phalaris arundinacea	Reed Canary-grass	01/01/2015
Polyporus		01/01/2015
Postia subcaesia	Blueing Bracket	01/01/2015
Potentilla reptans	Creeping Cinquefoil	01/01/2015
Potentilla sterilis	Barren Strawberry	01/01/2015
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	01/01/2015
Rhynchostegium riparioides	Long-beaked Water Feather-moss	01/01/2015
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus	Springy Turf-moss	01/01/2015
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	01/01/2015
Sambucus nigra	Elder	01/01/2015
Scapania undulata	Water Earwort	01/01/2015
Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	01/01/2015
Taraxacum officinale agg.	Dandelion	01/01/2015
Tortula muralis	Wall Screw-moss	01/01/2015
Troglodytes troglodytes	Wren	01/01/2015
Tubaria furfuracea		01/01/2015
Ulota bruchii	Bruch's Pincushion	01/01/2015
Xanthoria parietina		01/01/2015
Xylaria hypoxylon	Candlesnuff Fungus	01/01/2015