BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Lee on the Solent September 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 166
Species 58
Verified species 37
Observers 9
Potential score 1,255
Confirmed score 556
Top verified species Acanthocardia paucicostata
Top species rarity score 69
Registered participants 28
Children attending 25

Team results

Congratulations to wiggly anemones 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
wiggly anemones 92 736 484
Podlings 20 318 123
Smiths Again 23 299 61
crablings 12 320 12
Noah Harley 3 22 0

Individual results

Participant Records Potential Score Confirmed Score
eveahh 74 839 484
jerrypt 15 262 101
Maria Smith 23 299 61
nickj2209 18 111 23
Ben 4 56 22
lippylid 12 320 12
noahharley 3 22 0
jenny0707 1 8 0

Top species found

A total of 6 species have a verified rarity score of 26 or higher.

poorly-ribbed cockle - Acanthocardia paucicostata
Rarity score: 69
Discovered by: eveahh
Northern Quahog - Mercenaria mercenaria
Rarity score: 40
Discovered by: eveahh
rusty rock - Hildenbrandia rubra
Rarity score: 28
Discovered by: eveahh
Baked Bean Ascidian - Dendrodoa grossularia
Rarity score: 27
Discovered by: eveahh and jerrypt
Anomia ephippium
Rarity score: 27
Discovered by: eveahh
Common piddock - Pholas dactylus
Rarity score: 26
Discovered by: eveahh and LauraandLandoP

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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
rusty rock - Hildenbrandia rubra 28
Anomia ephippium 27
Baked Bean Ascidian - Dendrodoa grossularia 27
Common piddock - Pholas dactylus 26
Japanese Littleneck - Ruditapes philippinarum 23
Eelgrass - Zostera marina 22
Queen scallop - Aequipecten opercularis 18
Variegated Scallop - Mimachlamys varia 15
European Sting Winkle - Ocenebra erinaceus 15
Beaked Barnacle - Austrominius modestus 14
Leafy Bryozoa - Flustra foliacea 14
Sand Mason Worm - Lanice conchilega 14
Pepper Dulse - Osmundea pinnatifida 14
Netted Dogwhelk - Tritia reticulata 13
Common Atlantic Slippersnail - Crepidula fornicata 11
Pacific Oyster - Magallana gigas 11
Irish Moss - Chondrus crispus 10
Spiny Spider Crab - Maja brachydactyla 10
European Common Cuttlefish - Sepia officinalis 10
Broadleaf Sea Lettuce - Ulva lactuca 10
Common Cockle - Cerastoderma edule 9
Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis 9
Glass Shrimps - Palaemon 9
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone - Actinia equina 8
Knotted Wrack - Ascophyllum nodosum 8
Common Whelk - Buccinum undatum 8
sea kale - Crambe maritima 8
Saw Wrack - Fucus serratus 8
bladder wrack - Fucus vesiculosus 8
True Bugs - Heteroptera 8
Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea 8
Atlantic Dogwhelk - Nucella lapillus 8
Common European Limpet - Patella vulgata 8
European Green Crab - Carcinus maenas 7
Gulls - Aves 1