BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Lee-on-the-Solent March 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 358
Species 71
Verified species 63
Observers 14
Verified score 4121
Unverified score 4701
Top species Acanthocardia paucicostata - poorly-ribbed cockle
Top species score 69

Team results

Congratulations to Sea Life Seekers 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
heathygrace1234 43 695 627
eveahh 42 635 600
snowygherkins 37 532 495
ian-creasey 30 446 321
Emma Turner 25 399 262
Kerrie 17 300 244
Kitty Turner 10 246 226
moleandtoad 15 243 184
mbray61 10 168 168
Ben 14 255 166
Kate A 12 191 152
One World 13 197 123
katshaker88 7 84 77
seagrassmeadow 2 12 8

Top species found

A total of 2 species with a rarity score of 69 or higher have verified records:

Acanthocardia paucicostata - poorly-ribbed cockle
Score: 69
Found by: Ben, eveahh, heathygrace1234, ian-creasey, Kerrie, Kitty Turner, snowygherkins
Ammothea hilgendorfi - Hilgendorf's Sea Spider
Score: 69
Found by: Kitty Turner

BioBlitz Battle team

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Nemertea - Ribbon Worms 22
Dendrodoa grossularia - Baked Bean Ascidian 27
Styela clava - Stalked Sea Squirt 31
Taurulus bubalis - Longspined Bullhead 13
Tritia reticulata - Netted Dogwhelk 13
Buccinum undatum - Common Whelk 8
Ocenebra erinaceus - European Sting Winkle 15
Nucella lapillus - Atlantic Dogwhelk 8
Littorina littorea - Common Periwinkle 8
Crepidula fornicata - Common Atlantic Slippersnail 11
Euspira catena - Large Necklace Shell 18
Patella vulgata - Common European Limpet 8
Aeolidia filomenae 20
Steromphala umbilicalis - Purple Topshell 9
Steromphala cineraria - Grey Topshell 11
Lepidochitona cinerea - Grey Mail-shell 10
Acanthochitona crinita - Bristly Mail-shell 25
Sepia officinalis - European Common Cuttlefish 10
Cerastoderma edule - Common Cockle 9
Acanthocardia paucicostata - poorly-ribbed cockle 69
Acanthocardia echinata - Prickly Cockle 16
Mercenaria mercenaria - Northern Quahog 40
Ruditapes philippinarum - Japanese Littleneck 23
Venerupis corrugata - Pullet Carpet Shell 15
Petricolaria pholadiformis - False Angelwing 30
Solen marginatus - Grooved Razor Shell 36
Barnea candida - White Piddock 26
Pholas dactylus - Common piddock 26
Magallana gigas - Pacific Oyster 11
Ostrea edulis - European Flat Oyster 11
Aequipecten opercularis - Queen scallop 18
Pecten maximus - Great Scallop 14
NA NA
Mytilus edulis - Blue Mussel 9
Ammothea hilgendorfi - Hilgendorf’s Sea Spider 69
Austrominius modestus - Beaked Barnacle 14
Chthamalus montagui - Montagu’s Stellate Barnacle 15
Balanus crenatus - Wrinkled Barnacle 23
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Necora puber - Velvet Swimming Crab 9
Eulalia clavigera - Emerald green paddle worm 16
Spirobranchus triqueter - Keeled Tubeworm 14
Lanice conchilega - Sand Mason Worm 14
Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone 8
Actinia equina - Atlantic Beadlet Anemone 8
Urticina felina - Dahlia Anemone 13
Hymeniacidon perlevis - crumb-of-bread sponge 12
Halichondria panicea - Bread-crumb Sponge 15
Flustra foliacea - Hornwrack 14
NA NA
Crambe maritima - sea kale 8
Ulva intestinalis - Gutweed 9
Ulva lactuca - Broadleaf Sea Lettuce 10
Osmundea pinnatifida - Pepper Dulse 14
Dumontia contorta - Worm Weed 28
Chondrus crispus - Irish Moss 10
Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline 9
Hildenbrandia rubra - rusty rock 28
Sargassum muticum - Japanese Wireweed 10
Fucus serratus - Saw Wrack 8
Fucus distichus - Rockweed 27
Fucus spiralis - Spiral Wrack 9
Saccharina latissima - Sugar Kelp 12