BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Ovingdean April 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 163
Species 58
Verified species 39
Observers 11
Verified score 1274
Unverified score 1710
Top species Pirimela denticulata - Toothed Crab
Top species score 60

Team results

Congratulations to GASTROPODIUM 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
kimbog 22 335 232
R Avery 22 312 229
mr_h_martin 19 206 162
caz50 19 187 149
aliceamalir 16 186 142
oliveandgus 7 113 113
tabbeetle 8 93 52
Sophie Crocker 4 40 40
em883 4 36 36
luccccccccyyyyyyy 6 43 23
bethanybegbie28 2 16 16

Top species found

A total of 5 species with a rarity score of 25 or higher have verified records:

Pirimela denticulata - Toothed Crab
Score: 60
Found by: oliveandgus
Pisa tetraodon
Score: 41
Found by: R Avery
Anomia ephippium
Score: 27
Found by: R Avery
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Pholas dactylus - Common piddock
Score: 26
Found by: R Avery
Acanthochitona crinita - Bristly Mail-shell
Score: 25
Found by: aliceamalir, kimbog

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Gobius paganellus - Rock Goby 19
Lipophrys pholis - Shanny 8
Tritia reticulata - Netted Dogwhelk 13
Buccinum undatum - Common Whelk 8
Nucella lapillus - Atlantic Dogwhelk 8
Littorina littorea - Common Periwinkle 8
Crepidula fornicata - Common Atlantic Slippersnail 11
Patella vulgata - Common European Limpet 8
Aeolidia filomenae 20
Elysia viridis - Sap-sucking Slug 18
Phorcus lineatus - Lined Top Shell 10
Steromphala umbilicalis - Purple Topshell 9
Steromphala cineraria - Grey Topshell 11
Lepidochitona cinerea - Grey Mail-shell 10
Acanthochitona crinita - Bristly Mail-shell 25
Pholas dactylus - Common piddock 26
Ostrea edulis - European Flat Oyster 11
Anomia ephippium 27
Pisa tetraodon 41
Cancer pagurus - Edible Crab 8
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Necora puber - Velvet Swimming Crab 9
Pirimela denticulata - Toothed Crab 60
Porcellana platycheles - Hairy Porcelain Crab 10
Palaemon serratus - Common Prawn 15
Spirobranchus - Christmas Tree Worms 12
Lanice conchilega - Sand Mason Worm 14
Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone 8
Actinia equina - Atlantic Beadlet Anemone 8
Actinia fragacea - Strawberry Anemone 10
Urticina felina - Dahlia Anemone 13
Ulva lactuca - Broadleaf Sea Lettuce 10
Mastocarpus stellatus - false Irish moss 18
Chondrus crispus - Irish Moss 10
Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline 9
Lithophyllum incrustans - Pink Plate Weeds 18
Palmaria palmata - Dulse 14
Sargassum muticum - Japanese Wireweed 10
Fucus serratus - Saw Wrack 8