archives etc

as there will inevitably be gaps in new species being added to the year list I will also be adding a variety of bits of archive info from the patch and posting pics of some of the habitats and past rarities etc;

As I have been keeping track of my patch year list for 15 years a few stats come to mind such as:

Of the 255 species recorded from the patch I have seen 247 over a 37 year period with 240 being seen in the 15 years 1993 to 2007 inclusive;
the pre 1993 species being Great Northern Diver last seen 1991, Little Bittern 1977, Kentish Plover 1990, Laughing Gull 1984, Golden Oriole 1977, Hooded Crow 1984, Hawfinch 1983

in spite of seeing 240 species in the 15 years the maximum year list is 181 attained in 2001;

only 121 species have been seen in all 15 years but only 22 have been seen in just one year