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You can view all the wildlife we recorded at this event on iNaturalist here.
| Records | 493 |
| Species | 139 |
| Verified species | 112 |
| Observers | 17 |
| Verified score | 2464 |
| Unverified score | 3141 |
| Top species | Podocerus variegatus |
| Top species score | 200 |
Congratulations to Where’s My Octopus? for taking the gold medal in this BioBlitz Battle! And well done to everyone for a great game and some fantastic wildlife finds.
| Species | Potential Score | Confirmed Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| amybioblitzer | 65 | 1060 | 924 |
| charlieboult | 35 | 913 | 883 |
| Laura Coles | 24 | 638 | 587 |
| keasty69 | 57 | 1103 | 452 |
| JaneTheWaveCatcher | 30 | 350 | 261 |
| alisonm65 | 35 | 322 | 238 |
| Sarah Charles | 18 | 230 | 156 |
| mammajo | 21 | 258 | 132 |
| Ben Rumsby | 11 | 198 | 127 |
| jkgarrett | 13 | 176 | 127 |
| maxsimondz | 11 | 126 | 111 |
| Ben Holt | 6 | 111 | 111 |
| jorns | 13 | 154 | 104 |
| lotteking88 | 9 | 125 | 85 |
| russellarnott | 6 | 61 | 57 |
| Julie Dalford | 12 | 127 | 48 |
| emonaghan | 3 | 36 | 36 |
A total of 5 species with a rarity score of 72 or higher have verified records:
Community verified records only
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| Name | Rarity Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Botryllus schlosseri - Star Tunicate | 12 | |
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Clavelina lepadiformis - Lightbulb Sea Squirt | 19 |
| Morchellium argus - Colonial Seasquirt | 24 | |
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Larus argentatus - European Herring Gull | 7 |
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Larus marinus - Great Black-backed Gull | 8 |
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Gobius | 16 |
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Nerophis lumbriciformis - Worm Pipefish | 13 |
| Pollachius pollachius - Atlantic Pollock | 18 | |
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Bittium reticulatum - Small Needle-whelk | 39 |
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Tritia reticulata - Netted Dogwhelk | 13 |
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Nucella lapillus - Atlantic Dogwhelk | 8 |
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Littorina littorea - Common Periwinkle | 8 |
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Tectura virginea - White Tortoiseshell Limpet | 32 |
| Patella vulgata - Common European Limpet | 8 | |
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Patella pellucida - Blue-rayed Limpet | 13 |
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Facelina auriculata - Crowned Aeolis | 14 |
| Aeolidia filomenae | 20 | |
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Spurilla neapolitana | 41 |
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Rostanga rubra | 29 |
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Gargamella rosi | 36 |
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Okenia elegans - Venus Seaslug | 30 |
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Polycera norvegica | 29 |
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Berthella plumula - Side-gilled Seaslug | 17 |
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Elysia viridis - Sap-sucking Slug | 18 |
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Aplysia punctata - Spotted Seahare | 13 |
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Calliostoma zizyphinum - European Painted Top Shell | 12 |
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Phorcus lineatus - Lined Top Shell | 10 |
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Steromphala umbilicalis - Purple Topshell | 9 |
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Lepidochitona cinerea - Grey Mail-shell | 10 |
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NA | NA |
| Arcopagia crassa - Blunt Tellin | 72 | |
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Lutraria lutraria - Otter shell | 17 |
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Spisula solida - Solid Surfclam | 19 |
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Clausinella fasciata - Banded Venus | 45 |
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Dosinia exoleta - Rayed Artemis | 23 |
| Ensis | 10 | |
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Magallana gigas - Pacific Oyster | 11 |
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Pecten maximus - Great Scallop | 14 |
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Mimachlamys varia - Variegated Scallop | 15 |
| Mytilus edulis - Blue Mussel | 9 | |
| Isomira murina | 22 | |
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Aepophilus bonnairei | 88 |
| Chthamalus | 13 | |
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Perforatus perforatus - Perforated Barnacle | 18 |
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Xantho hydrophilus - Montagu’s Crab | 9 |
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Xantho pilipes - Risso’s Crab | 19 |
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Maja brachydactyla - Spiny Spider Crab | 10 |
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Cancer pagurus - Edible Crab | 8 |
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Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab | 7 |
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Necora puber - Velvet Swimming Crab | 9 |
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Pagurus bernhardus - Common Hermit Crab | 9 |
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Clibanarius erythropus - Saint Piran’s Hermit Crab | 22 |
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Porcellana platycheles - Hairy Porcelain Crab | 10 |
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Pisidia longicornis - Long-clawed Porcelain Crab | 16 |
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Palaemon serratus - Common Prawn | 15 |
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Orchestia gammarellus - Common shore-skipper | 29 |
| NA | NA | |
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Melitidae - Bivalve Scuds | 27 |
| Idotea | 13 | |
| Eulalia clavigera - Emerald green paddle worm | 16 | |
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Arenicola marina - Blow Lugworm | 15 |
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Spirobranchus triqueter - Keeled Tubeworm | 14 |
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Sabellaria alveolata - Honeycomb Worm | 14 |
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Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone | 8 |
| Actinia fragacea - Strawberry Anemone | 10 | |
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Actinia equina - Atlantic Beadlet Anemone | 8 |
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Bunodactis verrucosa - Gem Anemone | 13 |
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Cereus pedunculatus - Daisy Anemone | 16 |
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Cyanea lamarckii - Blue Jelly | 11 |
| Calvadosia cruxmelitensis | 38 | |
| Asterina gibbosa - Cushion Star | 9 | |
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Ophiothrix fragilis - Common Brittle Star | 11 |
| Psammechinus miliaris - Green Sea Urchin | 13 | |
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Hymeniacidon perlevis - crumb-of-bread sponge | 12 |
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Halichondria panicea - Bread-crumb Sponge | 15 |
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Leptoplana tremellaris | 39 |
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Prosthiostomum siphunculus | 72 |
| Electra pilosa - Hairy Sea-mat | 16 | |
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Membranipora membranacea - kelp lace bryozoan | 18 |
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Schizoporella unicornis - Single Horn Bryozoan | 34 |
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Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan | 20 |
| Beta vulgaris - Beet | 8 | |
| Armeria maritima - Sea Thrift | 7 | |
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Erigeron glaucus - seaside daisy | 10 |
| Ulva intestinalis - Gutweed | 9 | |
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Lomentaria articulata - Bunny Ears | 23 |
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Vertebrata lanosa - Wrack Siphon Weed | 16 |
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Osmundea pinnatifida - Pepper Dulse | 14 |
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Ceramium - Banded Weeds | 17 |
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Asparagopsis armata - Harpoonweed | 23 |
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Dilsea carnosa - Red Rags | 27 |
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Furcellaria lumbricalis - Clawed Forked Weed | 26 |
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Chondrus crispus - Irish Moss | 10 |
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Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline | 9 |
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Lithophyllum incrustans - Pink Plate Weeds | 18 |
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Lithothamnion corallioides - Maerl | 34 |
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Mesophyllum lichenoides - pink plates | 32 |
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Palmaria palmata - Dulse | 14 |
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Halopteris scoparia | 41 |
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Colpomenia peregrina - Oyster-thief | 16 |
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Scytosiphon lomentaria - Beanweed | 27 |
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Desmarestia aculeata - Witch’s hair | 27 |
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Saccorhiza polyschides - Furbellow | 13 |
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Himanthalia elongata - Thongweed | 11 |
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Ericaria selaginoides - Rainbow Wrack | 22 |
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Sargassum muticum - Japanese Wireweed | 10 |
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Fucus serratus - Saw Wrack | 8 |
| Fucus vesiculosus - bladder wrack | 8 | |
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Ascophyllum nodosum - Knotted Wrack | 8 |
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Saccharina latissima - Sugar Kelp | 12 |
| Laminaria digitata - Oarweed | 12 | |
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Laminaria hyperborea - Sea Rods | 25 |