Seth Gibson
Seth Gibson is based in Surrey and was ‘Organism Listing’ even before he saw the pan-species listing article on the BirdGuides webzine. His most recent total mentioned on facebook is 2,878, up from 2,495 on 13th November 2011.
Seth writes: “My first great passion is birding. I’ve endured several lunatic twitches to places as far flung as Scilly and Orkney and found a few of my own rarities, the most notable being a Scops Owl at Porthgwarra. Butterflies have stolen the limelight for the past couple of seasons. 2010 saw me attempt to see and photograph ALL the British species, but I missed Clouded Yellow and Mountain Ringlet, the latter being the only remaining breeding species I’ve yet to see. I have spent quite some time helping with the forthcoming Surrey Wildlife Trust’s “Smaller Moths of Surrey” and have been fortunate enough to spend many hours in the field with several accomplished naturalists, notably the late Ian Menzies (beetles), John Langmaid (microleps) and Graham Collins (pretty much everything!) All species on my list have been seen in the wild and all have been alive and unrestrained”.
Seth married fellow pan-species lister Sami in May 2012 and as husband and wife used their honeymoon to raise funds for Butterfly Conservation on their “Land’s End to John O’Groats Honeymoon Challenge” at the same time as adding to their pan-species lists. Read more about it and donate to the fund at their justgiving webpage.
Here’s the breakdown of Seth’s list at 11th October 2012, in descending order:
| Group | List total |
| Moths | 852 |
| Plants | 742 |
| Birds | 435 |
| Beetles | 119 |
| Fungi | 100 |
| Butterflies | 61 |
| Bugs | 54 |
| Molluscs | 52 |
| Arachnids | 49 |
| Mammals | 44 |
| Fishes | 37 |
| Dragonflies | 36 |
| Flies | 36 |
| Crustaceans | 35 |
| Aculeates | 34 |
| Seaweeds | 34 |
| Orthopterans | 27 |
| Lichens | 26 |
| Jellies/Salps/Anemones | 10 |
| Lacewings | 8 |
| Annelids | 8 |
| Amphibians | 7 |
| Reptiles | 7 |
| Fleas/Lice | 5 |
| Mosses | 25 |
| Liverworts | 8 |
| Starfish | 4 |
| Slime | 3 |
| Leech | 2 |
| Flatworms | 2 |
| Millipedes | 2 |
| Springtails | 2 |
| Tunicates | 2 |
| Alderfly | 1 |
| Stick | 1 |
| Algae | 1 |
| Bristletails | 1 |
| Caddis | 1 |
| Centipedes | 1 |
| Gall | 1 |
| Mayflies | 1 |
| Silverfish | 1 |
| Sponges | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2878 |