The Coastal North - NE vs NW

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The mini league for Coastal North is being dominated at the moment by the north east, with three 100+ point scores dominating. David is leading by a good margin and is also the most likely to reach 100 species first as well, in fact may already have done at the time of writing this. The battle for 2nd place is very close, only one point seperating Ian and Stewart, even though Stewart has seen a couple more species.

The Coastal North 
Position Name Patch Species Points %
1
 David Elliott Druridge 98 113 46.88797
2
 Ian Mills Whitburn to South Shields 89 103 42.56198
3
 Stewart Sexton Howick 91 102 50.24631
4
 Alan T Newbiggin 79 91 47.76903
5
 Colin Bushell Hesketh Out Marsh 66 76 53.52113
6
 James S Barmston 63 71 N/A
7
 Jane T Red Rocks 63 69 28.22086
8
 Iain Robson Druridge Pools 48 52 26.06516
9
 James Common Cresswell Pond 0 0 0
10
 Matt Thomas Thurstaston and Heswall Shore 0 0 N/A
11
 Pete Marsh Heysham observatory 0 0 N/A
12
 Stuart Sharp Leighton Moss 0 0 N/A

As with many of the mini leagues  its all change in teh comparative percentage table. David and Ian drop down to mid table and Colin takes a healthy 3% lead over Stewart. Alan T makes it into the top 3, but only just, less than 1% ahead of David.

The Coastal North 
Position Name Patch Species Points %
1
 Colin Bushell Hesketh Out Marsh 66 76 53.52113
2
 Stewart Sexton Howick 91 102 50.24631
3
 Alan T Newbiggin 79 91 47.76903
4
 David Elliott Druridge 98 113 46.88797
5
 Ian Mills Whitburn to South Shields 89 103 42.56198
6
 Jane T Red Rocks 63 69 28.22086
7
 Iain Robson Druridge Pools 48 52 26.06516
8
 James Common Cresswell Pond 0 0 0

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