Location  Top Paddys Strand  
GPS Co-ordinates  
    Date/Time  13/06/2023 7:00pm        
                 
Group 1 MayFlies - Three Tails - Ephemeroptera Abundance Category (A-E) Estimated Number Relative Abundance   Group 2 Stoneflies - Two Tails - Plecoptera Abundance Category (A-E) Estimated Number Relative Abundance  
Ecdyonurus A 1-5 1   Leuctra A 1-5 1  
Rhitrogena A 1-5 1   Isoperla absent 0 0  
Heptagenia absent 0 0   Amphinemura absent 0 0  
Ephemerellidae absent 0 0   Perla absent 0 0  
Caenis absent 0 0   Dinocras absent 0 0  
Baetidae absent 0 0   Other Plecoptera absent 0 0  
Ephemera_danica absent 0 0   Other Plecoptera absent 0 0  
Ephemeroptera _Other E 100+ 5   Other Plecoptera absent 0 0  
  Relative Total Abundance 7       Relative Total Abundance 1    
Number of Types 3       Number of Types 1    
                 
Group 1 Sub-Score 8 7     Group 2 Sub-Score 4 1  
                 
Group 3 Caddis Cased and Uncased Abundance Category (A-E) Estimated Number Relative Abundance   Group 4 GOLD+ Abundance Category (A-E) Estimated Number Relative Abundance  
Hydropsychidae A 1-5 1   Snail 1 e.g. Lymnaea absent 0 0  
Polycentropidae absent 0 0   Snail 2 e.g. Potamopyrgus absent 0 0  
Rhyacophilidae absent 0 0   Snail 3 e.g. Planorbis B 6-20 2  
Philopotamidae absent 0 0   Snail 4 e.g. Ancylidae absent 0 0  
Limnephilidae absent 0 0   Snail 5 ..Other absent 0 0  
Sericostomatidae B 6-20 2   Worm 1 e.g. Lumbriculidae absent 0 0  
Glossosomatidae absent 0 0   Worm 2 e.g. Eiseniella absent 0 0  
Lepidostomatidae absent 0 0   Worm 3 e.g. Naididae (aka Tubificidae) absent 0 0  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0   Non-biting Midge Larva (Chironomidae) B 6-20 2  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0    Larvae (Diptera) absent 0 0  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0   Red Chironomus (blood worm) absent 0 0  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0   Blackfly Larva (Simuliidae) E 100+ 5  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0   Tipulidae (Daddy Long Legs) absent 0 0  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0   Leeches A 1-5 1  
Other Trichoptera absent 0 0   Flatworms absent 0 0  
  Relative Total Abundance 3       Relative Total Abundance 10    
Number of Types 2       Number of Types 4    
                 
Group 3 Sub-Score 4 3     Group 4 Sub-Score 0 10  
                 
                 
Group 5 Asellus Abundance Category (A-E) Estimated Number Number   The Most Common Species (NOT USED IN SCORING)        
Asellus few 1-20 20   Baetidae (e.g. Baetis rhodani) 3-tails - Mayfly with SHORTER middle tail absent      
        Gammaridae (shrimp-like - Swims on its side) absent      
  Group 5 Sub-Score 2              
                 
AST SSCS Score 18              
Final Characterisation: Indeterminate