BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Mount Batten June 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 46
Species 27
Verified species 21
Observers 3
Verified score 411
Unverified score 573
Top species Undaria pinnatifida - Wakame
Top species score 33

Team results

Congratulations to Snake 4 Ever 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
joebaker1 11 147 145
Robin 11 150 112
Barney M 12 197 72

Top species found

A total of 5 species with a rarity score of 19 or higher have verified records:

Undaria pinnatifida - Wakame
Score: 33
Found by: joebaker1
Idotea emarginata
Score: 27
Found by: joebaker1
Clibanarius erythropus - Saint Piran's Hermit Crab
Score: 22
Found by: Robin
Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan
Score: 20
Found by: Robin
Clavelina lepadiformis - Lightbulb Sea Squirt
Score: 19
Found by: Barney M

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Botryllus schlosseri - Star Tunicate 12
Clavelina lepadiformis - Lightbulb Sea Squirt 19
Steromphala umbilicalis - Purple Topshell 9
Chitonida 5
Maja brachydactyla - Spiny Spider Crab 10
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Clibanarius erythropus - Saint Piran’s Hermit Crab 22
Idotea emarginata 27
Terebellidae - Spaghetti Worms 13
Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone 8
Asterina gibbosa - Cushion Star 9
Psammechinus miliaris - Green Sea Urchin 13
Hymeniacidon perlevis - crumb-of-bread sponge 12
Electra pilosa - Hairy Sea-mat 16
Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan 20
Ulva - Sea Lettuces 6
Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline 9
Lithophyllum - encrusting coralline algae 16
Himanthalia elongata - Thongweed 11
Undaria pinnatifida - Wakame 33
Saccharina latissima - Sugar Kelp 12