BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Mount Batten February 2026

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You can view all the wildlife we recorded at this event on iNaturalist here.

Overall Results

Records 92
Species 34
Verified species 26
Observers 12
Verified score 594
Unverified score 802
Top species Doris berghi
Top species score 44

Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Gobius paganellus - Rock Goby 19
Tritia reticulata - Netted Dogwhelk 13
Littorina littorea - Common Periwinkle 8
Patella - Patella Limpets 7
Doris berghi 44
Limacia clavigera - Orange-clubbed Sea Slug 16
Steromphala umbilicalis - Purple Topshell 9
Magallana gigas - Pacific Oyster 11
Xantho hydrophilus - Montagu’s Crab 9
Cancer pagurus - Edible Crab 8
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Necora puber - Velvet Swimming Crab 9
Porcellana platycheles - Hairy Porcelain Crab 10
Palaemon - Glass Shrimps 9
Athanas nitescens - Hooded Shrimp 33
Phyllodocidae - Paddle Worms 13
Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone 8
Actinia equina - Atlantic Beadlet Anemone 8
Actinia fragacea - Strawberry Anemone 10
Asterina gibbosa - Cushion Star 9
Hymeniacidon perlevis - crumb-of-bread sponge 12
Lineus longissimus - Bootlace Worm 28
Vertebrata lanosa - Wrack Siphon Weed 16
Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline 9
Saccorhiza polyschides - Furbellow 13
Himanthalia elongata - Thongweed 11

Team results

Congratulations to Rockpools!!! for taking the gold medal in this BioBlitz Battle! And well done to everyone for a great game and some fantastic wildlife finds.

Individual results

Species Potential Score Confirmed Score
kmuddiman 15 163 89
bwilliams88 9 81 81
Tay 7 91 71
Zak Russell 3 68 68
Matt 12 111 58
Lewis Stagnetto 3 61 42
louisep87 5 42 34
anastasiasobenko 4 32 32
oops_robin 4 31 31
mkhaza 2 17 8
Britta Saffron Holmes 1 25 0
Chris 2 10 0

Top species found

A total of 6 species with a rarity score of 16 or higher have verified records:

Doris berghi
Score: 44
Found by: Zak Russell
Athanas nitescens - Hooded Shrimp
Score: 33
Found by: Lewis Stagnetto
Lineus longissimus - Bootlace Worm
Score: 28
Found by: Tay
Gobius paganellus - Rock Goby
Score: 19
Found by: Tay
Vertebrata lanosa - Wrack Siphon Weed
Score: 16
Found by: kmuddiman
Limacia clavigera - Orange-clubbed Sea Slug
Score: 16
Found by: Zak Russell

BioBlitz Battle team

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