BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Firestone Bay November 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 129
Species 58
Verified species 56
Observers 10
Potential score 2,069
Confirmed score 1,713
Top verified species Odostomia
Top species rarity score 200
Registered participants 23
Children attending 9

Team results

Congratulations to Plankton 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
Plankton 26 597 587
Bryozoa 9 575 503
Crabs 44 333 318
Friends not an-enemies 31 280 267
The Rock Pool Project - Volunteers 11 122 122
Ivy & Harry 6 40 40
Lottie&Tilly Rockstars 2 7 6

Individual results

Participant Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
Kamil Majewski 26 597 587
David Lyu 9 575 503
E.B 28 344 318
josh6565 18 216 216
Alex McLeod 11 122 122
Theodore Lauridsen 14 125 107
Lucy Avis 13 91 78
ivyrose2211 6 40 40
moods85 2 20 20
seang1977 2 7 6

Top species found

A total of 6 species have a verified rarity score of 72 or higher.

Odostomia
Rarity score: 200
Discovered by: David Lyu
Red Conelet - Propebela rufa
Rarity score: 200
Discovered by: David Lyu
Odontosyllis gibba
Rarity score: 100
Discovered by: David Lyu
Gelidium spinosum
Rarity score: 81
Discovered by: Kamil Majewski
Onoba
Rarity score: 75
Discovered by: David Lyu and Kamil Majewski
Achelia
Rarity score: 72
Discovered by: David Lyu

BioBlitz Battle team

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Odostomia 200
Red Conelet - Propebela rufa 200
Odontosyllis gibba 100
Gelidium spinosum 81
Onoba 75
Achelia 72
Schizomavella linearis 65
Plagioecia patina 56
Amblyosyllis spectabilis 55
Chinese hat snail - Calyptraea chinensis 46
Fish Lice - Anilocra 43
Gamasina 41
Rissoa parva 41
Oscarella 35
White Tortoiseshell Limpet - Tectura virginea 32
Sulphur Boring Sponge - Cliona celata 29
Bootlace Worm - Lineus longissimus 28
Aeolidiella alderi 27
Harmothoe 24
Jingle Shells - Anomiidae 21
Red Ripple Bryozoan - Watersipora subatra 20
Risso’s Crab - Xantho pilipes 19
kelp lace bryozoan - Membranipora membranacea 18
Common Tower Shell - Turritellinella tricarinata 18
Side-gilled Seaslug - Berthella plumula 17
Pink Coryphella - Edmundsella pedata 17
Five-bearded Rockling - Ciliata mustela 16
Oyster-thief - Colpomenia peregrina 16
Hairy Sea-mat - Electra pilosa 16
Long-clawed Porcelain Crab - Pisidia longicornis 16
Flatworms - Platyhelminthes 16
Ragworms and Allies - Nereididae 15
Pullet Carpet Shell - Venerupis corrugata 15
Dwarf Brittle Star - Amphipholis squamata 13
Worm Pipefish - Nerophis lumbriciformis 13
Furbelows - Saccorhiza polyschides 13
European Painted Top Shell - Calliostoma zizyphinum 12
Flat Periwinkle - Littorina obtusata 12
Osmundea 12
Thongweed - Himanthalia elongata 11
Grey Topshell - Steromphala cineraria 11
Grey Mail-shell - Lepidochitona cinerea 10
Amphipods - Amphipoda 9
Common Cockle - Cerastoderma edule 9
Common Coralline - Corallina officinalis 9
Velvet Swimming Crab - Necora puber 9
Common Hermit Crab - Pagurus bernhardus 9
Glass Shrimps - Palaemon 9
Montagu’s Crab - Xantho hydrophilus 9
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone - Actinia equina 8
snakelocks anemone - Anemonia viridis 8
bladder wrack - Fucus vesiculosus 8
Shanny - Lipophrys pholis 8
Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea 8
Patella 7
Sea Lettuces - Ulva 6