The results are in!
Hi all,
After a great observational period and results tallying time, I'd like to share with you some details on the GSB across the Southern hemipshere and some more specifc details on the Maroondah project:
Southern Hemisphere results:
• Observations: 183, 125
• Species: 20,987
• Identifiers: 3,192
• Observers: 5,763
Results for Maroondah overall event:
• 60th out of 256 participating regions for observations
• 54th out of 256 for observers
• 64th place for species observed
• 6th place out of the Greater Melbourne Councils
Totals for the Maroondah over 22nd to 25th of October:
• Total observations – 668
• Total species – 326
• Total participants – 31
Observation statistics:
• Plants – 353 observations of 161 species
• Insects – 141 observations of 85 species
• Arachnids – 32 observations of 20 species
• Reptiles – 3 observations of 2 species
• Birds – 116 observations of 41 species
• Mammals – 3 observations of 2 species
• Fungi – 11 observations of 8 species
• Other animals – 5 observations of 5 species
Top 5 most observed species in Maroondah:
- Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)
- Hop Goodenia (Goodenia ovata)
- Showy Daisy-Bush (Olearia lirata)
- Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)
- Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Common Bird- Orchid Chiloglottis valida. One of my most enjoyable observations, as there was quite a large clustered population.