BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Firestone Bay July 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 147
Species 45
Verified species 41
Observers 8
Potential score 720
Confirmed score 627
Top verified species Schizomavella linearis
Top species rarity score 65
Registered participants 22
Children attending 11

Team results

Congratulations to Lab Ratz 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
Lab Ratz 104 458 430
#StaySalty 28 365 365
Fatima &Reshma 8 84 58
Shrimp Duo 🦐 2 16 16

Individual results

Participant Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
kmuddiman 95 458 430
Sam Balderson 28 365 365
elawany 8 84 58
tbailey1250 8 61 57
llmcalonan 2 16 16
yvonnyvonvon 1 9 9

Top species found

A total of 5 species have a verified rarity score of 21 or higher.

Schizomavella linearis
Rarity score: 65
Discovered by: kmuddiman and Sam Balderson
Eunicida
Rarity score: 38
Discovered by: Sam Balderson
Wakame - Undaria pinnatifida
Rarity score: 33
Discovered by: kmuddiman and Sam Balderson
Didemnum maculosum
Rarity score: 32
Discovered by: Sam Balderson
Jingle Shells - Anomiidae
Rarity score: 21
Discovered by: Sam Balderson

BioBlitz Battle team

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Schizomavella linearis 65
Eunicida 38
Wakame - Undaria pinnatifida 33
Didemnum maculosum 32
Jingle Shells - Anomiidae 21
Red Ripple Bryozoan - Watersipora subatra 20
Seagrasses - Zosteraceae 20
Nereidinae 19
Risso’s Crab - Xantho pilipes 19
Daisy Anemone - Cereus pedunculatus 16
Hairy Sea-mat - Electra pilosa 16
Orange-clubbed Sea Slug - Limacia clavigera 16
Long-clawed Porcelain Crab - Pisidia longicornis 16
Halichondria 15
Variegated Scallop - Mimachlamys varia 15
European Sting Winkle - Ocenebra erinaceus 15
Sand Mason Worm - Lanice conchilega 14
Dwarf Brittle Star - Amphipholis squamata 13
Worm Pipefish - Nerophis lumbriciformis 13
Furbelows - Saccorhiza polyschides 13
Netted Dogwhelk - Tritia reticulata 13
European Painted Top Shell - Calliostoma zizyphinum 12
crumb-of-bread sponge - Hymeniacidon perlevis 12
Christmas Tree Worms - Spirobranchus 12
Thongweed - Himanthalia elongata 11
Common Brittle Star - Ophiothrix fragilis 11
Chondrus 10
Amphipods - Amphipoda 9
Northern Moon Jelly - Aurelia aurita 9
Velvet Swimming Crab - Necora puber 9
Common Hermit Crab - Pagurus bernhardus 9
Purple Topshell - Steromphala umbilicalis 9
Gutweed - Ulva intestinalis 9
Montagu’s Crab - Xantho hydrophilus 9
Edible Crab - Cancer pagurus 8
Saw Wrack - Fucus serratus 8
Hydrozoans - Hydrozoa 8
Atlantic Dogwhelk - Nucella lapillus 8
Common European Limpet - Patella vulgata 8
European Green Crab - Carcinus maenas 7
European Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 7