The Midlands - Close at the top

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The midlands league may not have the high scores of some others but its pretty tight at the top with 9 points seperating the top 4. Congratulations to Nick with the early lead, most points and most species seen whilst Dave and Richard aren't too far off on either count.

Midlands
Position Name Patch Species Points %
1 Nick Crouch Collingham and Besthorpe 76 78 N/A
2 Dave Roberts Marston sewage t w 70 74 63.7931
3 Richard Harbird Morton Bagot 69 71 60.68376
4 Matt Griffiths Earlswood 68 69 N/A
5 Mark Skevington Soar Valley South, Enderby 50 50 60.24096
6 Nick Self Morgan's Hill, North Wessex Downs 48 49 N/A
7 Alan Kydd Froggat and Calver 39 41 71.92982
8 Jonathan Hutchins Silverdale CP 39 39 N/A
9 Jean Ashcroft Old Glossop to Padfield Reservoirs 35 35 N/A
10 Jonny Gilder Wotton Under Edge 27 27 N/A
11 A Pallas-Bentley Tittesworth Res 0 0 N/A
12 Dave N Wyver Lane NR 0 0 N/A
13 Gareth M Marlbrook 0 0 N/A
14 Gert Corfield Finstall Park 0 0 N/A
15 John Matkin Callow & Carsington Water  0 0 N/A
16 Rob Hoare Clifton Grove/Barton-in-Fabis 0 0 N/A

The comparative league is our smallest in the challenge, just 4 patches but interestingly they have some of the highest %'s so far and its the only league where every patch is over 50% let alone 60%! So while Alan, is lingering in 7th in the points league he has a good league here. There isn't much between 2nd and 4th, I can see both leagues being very close all year.

Midlands
Position Name Patch Species Points %
1 Alan Kydd Froggat and Calver 39 41 71.92982
2 Dave Roberts Marston sewage t w 70 74 63.7931
3 Richard Harbird Morton Bagot 69 71 60.68376
4 Mark Skevington Soar Valley South, Enderby 50 50 60.24096

Comments

  1. Nick Self14 February 2013 at 20:18

    I just saw the 'congratulations to Nick' bit and got rather over excited! I needn't have worried.

    But, congratulations to Nick. However, I'd just like to point out that this is a marathon, not a sprint.

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