BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Menai Bridge March 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 36
Species 29
Verified species 28
Observers 6
Verified score 546
Unverified score 566
Top species Doto hydrallmaniae
Top species score 72

Team results

Congratulations to Fat chuds 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
unorthodox_sketch 6 260 260
nina_03 15 133 120
gwenelis 6 69 45
jasmine benson 2 24 24
Sarah Meghan Nauman 2 22 9
roomforsquares 1 8 8

Top species found

A total of 5 species with a rarity score of 37 or higher have verified records:

Doto hydrallmaniae
Score: 72
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
Tenellia aurantia
Score: 44
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
Cuthonella concinna - Neat Aeolid
Score: 40
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
Alitta virens - King Ragworm
Score: 40
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
Eubranchus exiguus - Minute Aeolis
Score: 37
Found by: unorthodox_sketch

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Dendrodoa grossularia - Baked Bean Ascidian 27
Botryllus schlosseri - Star Tunicate 12
NA NA
Lipophrys pholis - Shanny 8
Buccinum undatum - Common Whelk 8
Nucella lapillus - Atlantic Dogwhelk 8
Patella vulgata - Common European Limpet 8
Eubranchus exiguus - Minute Aeolis 37
Cuthonella concinna - Neat Aeolid 40
Tenellia cuanensis 27
Tenellia aurantia 44
Doto hydrallmaniae 72
Polycera 12
Spisula solida - Solid Surfclam 19
Magallana gigas - Pacific Oyster 11
Aequipecten opercularis - Queen scallop 18
Anomiidae - Jingle Shells 21
Pagurus bernhardus - Common Hermit Crab 9
Porcellana platycheles - Hairy Porcelain Crab 10
Pisidia longicornis - Long-clawed Porcelain Crab 16
Talitridae - Sandhoppers and Landhoppers 13
Polynoidae - Scaleworms 14
Alitta virens - King Ragworm 40
Phyllodocidae - Paddle Worms 13
Urticina 13
Asterias rubens - Common Sea Star 9
Asterina gibbosa - Cushion Star 9
Ophiothrix fragilis - Common Brittle Star 11