Inland East Anglia - the large league with some large (inland) scores!

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The Inland East Anglia league isn't really a mini league, with 34 patches its pretty much the amount of patches we had predicted we would get for the whole of the UK when we first started the challenge. Not only is it large in size but it there have been a few hefty scores posted, especially for inland sites. Richard is streaking ahead by 10 points and is the only patch to have recorded 100+ species in the league. Ben isn't too far behind as winter on the Yare has been pretty good. Ed completes the top three with another 100+ points score, a pretty good effort for January.

Inland East Anglia
Position Name Patch Species Points %
1
 Richard Stace Holbrook 103 115 N/A
2
 Ben Lewis Mid-Yare 93 105 49.29577
3
 Ed Keeble Brantham 94 102 N/A
4
 Mark Nowers Stutton 91 97 N/A
5
 Gary White Trimingham/North Walsham 84 94 68.11594
6
 Steve Swinney Linford Birding 80 93 N/A
7
 Alison Allen Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe 78 91 74.59016
8
 Andrew Seth Godmanchester Pits 81 86 N/A
9
 Nick Moran Thetford 81 84 60.86957
10
 Rick Vonk Mistley and Manningtree 77 84 N/A
11
 Mike M Taverham/Ringland 73 76 N/A
12
 Nick Watmough UEA#2 69 71 N/A
13
 Emma W Maldon 61 68 53.54331
14
 Alan Bull March 63 67 N/A
15
 James Emerson Whitlingham CP 64 67 54.91803
16
 Jonny R Livermere 60 62 N/A
17
 Nick R UEA 59 60 N/A
18
 Chris Lansdell Weybread GPs/Waveney Valley  58 59 N/A
19
 Paul E Syderstone 55 56 N/A
20
 Thomas Harris  Maldon 50 56 N/A
21
 Peter Cawley Runham 46 48 N/A
22
 Andrew G Hinderclay 44 46 56.79012
23
 Paul Woolnough Wroxham/Ranworth  Broads etc 23 24 N/A
24
 Derek Gruar RSPB Hope Farm 0 0 0
25
 Ian Pritchard Kings Lynn 0 0 0
26
 Jamie Wells Paxton Pits 0 0 0
27
 Jim Bradley Surlingham and South Yare 0 0 0
28
 Jonathan Gibbs Ipswich 0 0 N/A
29
 Jonny R Needham Market 0 0 N/A
30
 Joseph Nichols Costessey House Private Estate 0 0 N/A
31
 Justin Lansdell Whitlingham CP, Norwich 0 0 N/A
32
 Ricky Cleverley Thorpe marshes /Whitlingham cp 0 0 N/A
33
 Russell N Maldon 0 0 0
34
 Steve Piotrowski Outney Common 0 0 N/A

12 of the 34 patches have comparative scores and again the league changes shape dramatically. Ben, the highest points scorer now drops to the bottom of all the patches taht have submitted scores. Alison has an incredibly high percentage, almost 75% and climbs into the top spot with Gary and Nick trailing behind in 2nd and 3rd place, although both also made big jumps up the league.

Inland East Anglia
Position Name Patch Species Points %
1
 Alison Allen Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe 78 91 74.59016
2
 Gary White Trimingham/North Walsham 84 94 68.11594
3
 Nick Moran Thetford 81 84 60.86957
4
 Andrew G Hinderclay 44 46 56.79012
5
 James Emerson Whitlingham CP 64 67 54.91803
6
 Emma W Maldon 61 68 53.54331
7
 Ben Lewis Mid-Yare 93 105 49.29577
8
 Derek Gruar RSPB Hope Farm 0 0 0
9
 Ian Pritchard Kings Lynn 0 0 0
10
 Jamie Wells Paxton Pits 0 0 0
11
 Jim Bradley Surlingham and South Yare 0 0 0
12
 Russell N Maldon 0 0 0

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