BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Firestone Bay September 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 134
Species 40
Verified species 37
Observers 8
Potential score 744
Confirmed score 648
Top verified species Lysidice ninetta
Top species rarity score 75
Registered participants 20
Children attending 9

Team results

Congratulations to snakelocks 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
snakelocks 46 227 253
Artys Rockpool Raiders 33 193 190
Antedon bifida 6 245 188
LottieRangers 18 188 118
The Carrs 12 104 97
Miso Soup 7 82 79
Rockpool Your Way 1 9 9

Individual results

Participant Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
lowenna_davey 46 227 253
nwalkden 33 193 190
David Lyu 6 245 188
seang1977 18 188 118
isobelac 12 104 97
grh2nd 7 82 79
jfishwick 1 9 9

Top species found

A total of 5 species have a verified rarity score of 32 or higher.

Lysidice ninetta
Rarity score: 75
Discovered by: David Lyu
Plagioecia patina
Rarity score: 56
Discovered by: David Lyu and Kamil Majewski
Eupolymnia
Rarity score: 43
Discovered by: Kamil Majewski and nwalkden
Hooded Shrimp - Athanas nitescens
Rarity score: 33
Discovered by: lowenna_davey
Gracile Sea Spider - Nymphon gracile
Rarity score: 32
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
Lysidice ninetta 75
Plagioecia patina 56
Eupolymnia 43
Hooded Shrimp - Athanas nitescens 33
Gracile Sea Spider - Nymphon gracile 32
Bootlace Worm - Lineus longissimus 28
Rosy Feather Star - Antedon bifida 25
Devil’s Tongue Weed - Grateloupia turuturu 25
Risso’s Crab - Xantho pilipes 19
Black Squat Lobster - Galathea squamifera 18
Common Tower Shell - Turritellinella tricarinata 18
encrusting coralline algae - Lithophyllum 16
Long-clawed Porcelain Crab - Pisidia longicornis 16
Puff-ball Algae - Colpomenia 15
Great Scallop - Pecten maximus 14
Dwarf Brittle Star - Amphipholis squamata 13
Worm Pipefish - Nerophis lumbriciformis 13
Furbelows - Saccorhiza polyschides 13
Netted Dogwhelk - Tritia reticulata 13
Aplysia 12
crumb-of-bread sponge - Hymeniacidon perlevis 12
Thongweed - Himanthalia elongata 11
Strawberry Anemone - Actinia fragacea 10
Grey Mail-shell - Lepidochitona cinerea 10
Hairy Porcelain Crab - Porcellana platycheles 10
Amphipods - Amphipoda 9
Velvet Swimming Crab - Necora puber 9
Common Hermit Crab - Pagurus bernhardus 9
Glass Shrimps - Palaemon 9
Montagu’s Crab - Xantho hydrophilus 9
snakelocks anemone - Anemonia viridis 8
Edible Crab - Cancer pagurus 8
Saw Wrack - Fucus serratus 8
bladder wrack - Fucus vesiculosus 8
Atlantic Dogwhelk - Nucella lapillus 8
European Green Crab - Carcinus maenas 7
Top Snails - Trochidae 6