BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Beadnell Haven April 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 147
Species 53
Verified species 36
Observers 4
Verified score 992
Unverified score 1521
Top species Henricia sanguinolenta - Northern Blood Star
Top species score 32

Team results

Congratulations to Salty science 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
Sarah 30 406 338
georginafuller 30 361 277
janedixon13june70 32 462 158
Charley Fuller 7 80 50

Top species found

A total of 5 species with a rarity score of 25 or higher have verified records:

Henricia sanguinolenta - Northern Blood Star
Score: 32
Found by: Sarah
Harmothoe imbricata - Fifteen-scaled Worm
Score: 29
Found by: Sarah
Dumontia contorta - Worm Weed
Score: 28
Found by: georginafuller
Melitidae - Bivalve Scuds
Score: 27
Found by: Sarah
Idotea granulosa
Score: 25
Found by: janedixon13june70

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Botryllus schlosseri - Star Tunicate 12
Acanthomorpha - Spiny-rayed fishes 1
Nucella lapillus - Atlantic Dogwhelk 8
Trivia monacha - European cowrie 17
Littorina littorea - Common Periwinkle 8
Littorina obtusata - Flat Periwinkle 12
Patella vulgata - Common European Limpet 8
Patella pellucida - Blue-rayed Limpet 13
Jorunna tomentosa - Velvet Dorid 18
Aplysia punctata - Spotted Seahare 13
Steromphala cineraria - Grey Topshell 11
Lepidochitona cinerea - Grey Mail-shell 10
Cancer pagurus - Edible Crab 8
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Pagurus bernhardus - Common Hermit Crab 9
Melitidae - Bivalve Scuds 27
Idotea granulosa 25
Harmothoe imbricata - Fifteen-scaled Worm 29
Spirorbinae - Spiral Tube Worms 14
Spirobranchus triqueter - Keeled Tubeworm 14
Actinia equina - Atlantic Beadlet Anemone 8
Henricia sanguinolenta - Northern Blood Star 32
Amphipholis squamata - Dwarf Brittle Star 13
Halichondria panicea - Bread-crumb Sponge 15
Electra 16
Ulva lactuca - Broadleaf Sea Lettuce 10
Osmundea pinnatifida - Pepper Dulse 14
Dumontia contorta - Worm Weed 28
Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline 9
Lithophyllum incrustans - Pink Plate Weeds 18
Himanthalia elongata - Thongweed 11
Halidrys siliquosa - Sea-oak 18
Fucus serratus - Saw Wrack 8
Ascophyllum nodosum - Knotted Wrack 8
Saccharina latissima - Sugar Kelp 12
Laminaria digitata - Oarweed 12