BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Beadnell Haven October 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 243
Species 63
Verified species 55
Observers 6
Potential score 1,388
Confirmed score 989
Top verified species Chordaria flagelliformis
Top species rarity score 88
Registered participants 7
Children attending 4

Team results

Congratulations to Amy for taking the gold medal in this BioBlitz Battle! And well done to everyone for a great game and some fantastic wildlife finds.

Team Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
Amy 26 518 518
Team Ranger Jane 55 745 485
Team G 96 332 313
caryst 44 300 276
Salty Sarah’s Sealife Surveyors 22 460 199

Individual results

Participant Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
Amy 26 518 518
Jane Dixon 55 745 485
caryst 44 300 276
greenwood00 53 251 259
Sam Greenwood 43 260 215
Sarah 22 460 199

Top species found

A total of 5 species have a verified rarity score of 41 or higher.

Chordaria flagelliformis
Rarity score: 88
Discovered by: Amy
Elachista fucicola
Rarity score: 53
Discovered by: Amy
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Rarity score: 49
Discovered by: Jane Dixon
Plumularia
Rarity score: 48
Discovered by: Amy
sand binder - Rhodothamniella floridula
Rarity score: 41
Discovered by: Amy

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Chordaria flagelliformis 88
Elachista fucicola 53
Metacallophyllis laciniata 49
Plumularia 48
sand binder - Rhodothamniella floridula 41
Jelly Crust Tunicate - Diplosoma listerianum 35
Cladophora rupestris 33
Fifteen-scaled Worm - Harmothoe imbricata 29
ladder ascidian - Botrylloides leachii 28
Keyhole Bryozoan - Cryptosula pallasiana 28
rusty rock - Hildenbrandia rubra 28
Bivalve Scuds - Melitidae 27
Colonial Seasquirt - Morchellium argus 24
Sea Comb - Plocamium cartilagineum 23
Northern cowrie - Trivia arctica 20
Sea-oak - Halidrys siliquosa 18
Pink Plate Weeds - Lithophyllum incrustans 18
false Irish moss - Mastocarpus stellatus 18
Coil Worm - Spirorbis spirorbis 17
Bread-crumb Sponge - Halichondria panicea 15
Pepper Dulse - Osmundea pinnatifida 14
Dwarf Brittle Star - Amphipholis squamata 13
Blue-rayed Limpet - Patella pellucida 13
Longspined Bullhead - Taurulus bubalis 13
Botryllus 12
crumb-of-bread sponge - Hymeniacidon perlevis 12
Oarweed - Laminaria digitata 12
Flat Periwinkle - Littorina obtusata 12
Sugar Kelp - Saccharina latissima 12
Christmas Tree Worms - Spirobranchus 12
Thongweed - Himanthalia elongata 11
Common Brittle Star - Ophiothrix fragilis 11
Native oyster - Ostrea edulis 11
Rockpool Prawn - Palaemon elegans 11
Grey Topshell - Steromphala cineraria 11
Grey Mail-shell - Lepidochitona cinerea 10
Channelled Wrack - Pelvetia canaliculata 10
Hairy Porcelain Crab - Porcellana platycheles 10
Northern Acorn Barnacle - Semibalanus balanoides 10
Broadleaf Sea Lettuce - Ulva lactuca 10
Common Coralline - Corallina officinalis 9
Velvet Swimming Crab - Necora puber 9
Common Hermit Crab - Pagurus bernhardus 9
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone - Actinia equina 8
Knotted Wrack - Ascophyllum nodosum 8
Edible Crab - Cancer pagurus 8
Saw Wrack - Fucus serratus 8
bladder wrack - Fucus vesiculosus 8
Shanny - Lipophrys pholis 8
Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea 8
Atlantic Dogwhelk - Nucella lapillus 8
Common European Limpet - Patella vulgata 8
Common Eider - Somateria mollissima 8
European Green Crab - Carcinus maenas 7
True Mussels - Mytiloidea 5