BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Ovingdean February 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 165
Species 56
Verified species 47
Observers 8
Verified score 1135
Unverified score 1469
Top species Cryptosula pallasiana - Keyhole Bryozoan
Top species score 28

Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Dendrodoa grossularia - Baked Bean Ascidian 27
Lipophrys pholis - Shanny 8
Ciliata mustela - Five-bearded Rockling 16
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
Littorina obtusata - Flat Periwinkle 12
Crepidula fornicata - Common Atlantic Slippersnail 11
Patella vulgata - Common European Limpet 8
Okenia nodosa - Angular Seaslug 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
Lymnocardiinae 7
Venerupis corrugata - Pullet Carpet Shell 15
Pholas dactylus - Common piddock 26
Magallana gigas - Pacific Oyster 11
Ostrea edulis - European Flat Oyster 11
Mytilus edulis - Blue Mussel 9
Cancer pagurus - Edible Crab 8
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Necora puber - Velvet Swimming Crab 9
Porcellana platycheles - Hairy Porcelain Crab 10
Hediste diversicolor - Estuary Ragworm 29
Spirorbinae - Spiral Tube Worms 14
Spirobranchus triqueter - Keeled Tubeworm 14
Lanice conchilega - Sand Mason Worm 14
Anemonia viridis - snakelocks anemone 8
Actinia equina - Atlantic Beadlet Anemone 8
Actinia fragacea - Strawberry Anemone 10
Amphipholis squamata - Dwarf Brittle Star 13
Halichondria panicea - Bread-crumb Sponge 15
Cryptosula pallasiana - Keyhole Bryozoan 28
Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan 20
Ulva lactuca - Broadleaf Sea Lettuce 10
Osmundea pinnatifida - Pepper Dulse 14
Chondrus crispus - Irish Moss 10
Corallina officinalis - Common Coralline 9
Lithophyllum incrustans - Pink Plate Weeds 18
Sargassum muticum - Japanese Wireweed 10
Fucus serratus - Saw Wrack 8
Ascophyllum nodosum - Knotted Wrack 8

Team results

Congratulations to Gangly Lancers 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 32 538 315
AMay 19 199 176
spongetail 18 187 134
alexandrafwright 11 132 99
maevesneddon 11 103 91
Sophie Powell 12 93 84
helenmorley 6 50 44
V. Baulch 5 45 32

Top species found

A total of 6 species with a rarity score of 20 or higher have verified records:

Cryptosula pallasiana - Keyhole Bryozoan
Score: 28
Found by: alexandrafwright
Dendrodoa grossularia - Baked Bean Ascidian
Score: 27
Found by: kimbog
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Pholas dactylus - Common piddock
Score: 26
Found by: AMay
Acanthochitona crinita - Bristly Mail-shell
Score: 25
Found by: kimbog
Okenia nodosa - Angular Seaslug
Score: 20
Found by: kimbog
Watersipora subatra - Red Ripple Bryozoan
Score: 20
Found by: kimbog

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