BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Lee on the Solent July 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 135
Species 47
Verified species 38
Observers 11
Potential score 814
Confirmed score 562
Top verified species Acanthocardia paucicostata
Top species rarity score 69
Registered participants 21
Children attending 7

Team results

Congratulations to Podlings 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
Podlings 54 456 352
Smiths 31 286 229
munch 12 131 115
Cuttlefish Cuddlers 1 10 10
rainbow heart fish 1 8 8

Individual results

Participant Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
jerrypt 21 333 279
Maria Smith 31 286 229
Ben 22 185 162
One World 11 180 137
T 12 131 115
Ian Creasey 1 10 10
stephb123 1 8 8

Top species found

A total of 6 species have a verified rarity score of 23 or higher.

poorly-ribbed cockle - Acanthocardia paucicostata
Rarity score: 69
Discovered by: jerrypt, One World, and Zoe Caals
Northern Quahog - Mercenaria mercenaria
Rarity score: 40
Discovered by: chrisfornill
Common piddock - Pholas dactylus
Rarity score: 26
Discovered by: Ben, chrisfornill, jerrypt, Maria Smith, and soph_c
White Piddock - Barnea candida
Rarity score: 26
Discovered by: jerrypt
Devil's Tongue Weed - Grateloupia turuturu
Rarity score: 25
Discovered by: Maria Smith
Japanese Littleneck - Ruditapes philippinarum
Rarity score: 23
Discovered by: Maria Smith and T

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
poorly-ribbed cockle - Acanthocardia paucicostata 69
Northern Quahog - Mercenaria mercenaria 40
White Piddock - Barnea candida 26
Common piddock - Pholas dactylus 26
Devil’s Tongue Weed - Grateloupia turuturu 25
Manila Clam - Ruditapes philippinarum 23
Jingle Shells - Anomiidae 21
Brown Shrimp - Crangon crangon 20
Blow Lugworm - Arenicola marina 15
Variegated Scallop - Mimachlamys varia 15
European Sting Winkle - Ocenebra erinaceus 15
Pullet Carpet Shell - Venerupis corrugata 15
Sand Mason Worm - Lanice conchilega 14
Keeled Tubeworm - Spirobranchus triqueter 14
Netted Dogwhelk - Tritia reticulata 13
Dahlia Anemone - Urticina felina 13
Common Atlantic Slippersnail - Crepidula fornicata 11
Pacific Oyster - Magallana gigas 11
Native oyster - Ostrea edulis 11
Grey Topshell - Steromphala cineraria 11
Irish Moss - Chondrus crispus 10
Grey Mail-shell - Lepidochitona cinerea 10
Broadleaf Sea Lettuce - Ulva lactuca 10
Common Cockle - Cerastoderma edule 9
Spiral Wrack - Fucus spiralis 9
Glass Shrimps - Palaemon 9
Purple Topshell - Steromphala umbilicalis 9
Gutweed - Ulva intestinalis 9
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone - Actinia equina 8
snakelocks anemone - Anemonia viridis 8
Common Whelk - Buccinum undatum 8
Barnacles - Cirripedia 8
Saw Wrack - Fucus serratus 8
Shanny - Lipophrys pholis 8
Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea 8
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids - Orthoptera 8
Common European Limpet - Patella vulgata 8
European Green Crab - Carcinus maenas 7