Patchworking

I've finally got round to signing up to the 'Patchwork Challenge' - see their blog. I've decided to focus on Collingham and Besthorpe, as that's where I do most of my birding; a patch of up to 3 square kilometers is allowed, so I've chosen a boundary which incorporates a variety of habitats, including some woodland and acid grassland around Besthorpe Warren SSSI to the east of Besthorpe village, to maximise my species diversity - the map below shows my patch!

My patch around Collingham and Besthorpe

Now I need the flood waters to receded to I can get out there and start recording! I've never actually kept tabs of how many species I see each year in this area, so it'll be interesting to see how I get on.