BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Firestone Bay June 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 47
Species 30
Verified species 25
Observers 5
Verified score 484
Unverified score 592
Top species Cryptosula pallasiana - Keyhole Bryozoan
Top species score 28

Team results

Congratulations to Gobies 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
Tay 16 230 176
nellis1 16 203 149
ginrey 6 69 69
jazzyinthewild 6 69 69
belle_k 2 21 21

Top species found

A total of 3 species with a rarity score of 19 or higher have verified records:

Cryptosula pallasiana - Keyhole Bryozoan
Score: 28
Found by: Tay
Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan
Score: 20
Found by: jazzyinthewild
Xantho pilipes - Risso's Crab
Score: 19
Found by: ginrey, nellis1, Tay

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Lipophrys pholis - Shanny 8
Nerophis lumbriciformis - Worm Pipefish 13
Nucella lapillus - Atlantic Dogwhelk 8
Aplysia punctata - Spotted Seahare 13
Lepidochitona cinerea - Grey Mail-shell 10
Venerupis corrugata - Pullet Carpet Shell 15
Austrominius modestus - Beaked Barnacle 14
Xantho pilipes - Risso’s Crab 19
Xantho hydrophilus - Montagu’s Crab 9
Cancer pagurus - Edible Crab 8
Necora puber - Velvet Swimming Crab 9
Pagurus bernhardus - Common Hermit Crab 9
Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone 8
Actinia fragacea - Strawberry Anemone 10
Cereus pedunculatus - Daisy Anemone 16
Amphipholis squamata - Dwarf Brittle Star 13
Cryptosula pallasiana - Keyhole Bryozoan 28
Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan 20
Palmaria palmata - Dulse 14
Colpomenia peregrina - Oyster-thief 16
Himanthalia elongata - Thongweed 11
Sargassum muticum - Japanese Wireweed 10
Fucus serratus - Saw Wrack 8
Fucus vesiculosus - bladder wrack 8
Saccharina latissima - Sugar Kelp 12