BioBlitz Battle Report - BRPC Menai Bridge June 2026

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

Overall Results

Records 33
Species 26
Verified species 21
Observers 6
Verified score 632
Unverified score 881
Top species Catriona aurantia
Top species score 200

Team results

Congratulations to Chuddy chuddy kirky for taking the gold medal in this BioBlitz Battle! And well done to everyone for a great game and some fantastic wildlife finds.

Individual results

Species Potential Score Confirmed Score
unorthodox_sketch 9 649 437
simonnorman 11 145 90
redseafish 3 72 72
Jackie Wragg 4 53 44
Sophie 3 31 31
gwenelis 0 0 0

Top species found

A total of 5 species with a rarity score of 28 or higher have verified records:

Catriona aurantia
Score: 200
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
Capitellidae
Score: 81
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
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Amblyosyllis spectabilis
Score: 55
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
Crimson Hermaea - Hermaea bifida
Score: 40
Found by: unorthodox_sketch
garland hydroid - Dynamena pumila
Score: 28
Found by: redseafish

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Event species list

Community verified records only

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Name Rarity Score
Dendrodoa grossularia - Baked Bean Ascidian 27
Botryllus schlosseri - Star Tunicate 12
Clavelina lepadiformis - Lightbulb Sea Squirt 19
Spinachia spinachia - Sea Stickleback 26
Trivia arctica - Northern cowrie 20
Catriona aurantia 200
Edmundsella pedata - Pink Coryphella 17
Elysia viridis - Sap-sucking Slug 18
Hermaea bifida - Crimson Hermaea 40
Magallana gigas - Pacific Oyster 11
Carcinus maenas - European Green Crab 7
Porcellana platycheles - Hairy Porcelain Crab 10
Amblyosyllis spectabilis 55
Capitellidae 81
Actinia fragacea - Strawberry Anemone 10
Chrysaora hysoscella - Compass Jelly 9
Dynamena pumila - garland hydroid 28
Asterias rubens - Common Sea Star 9
Asterina gibbosa - Cushion Star 9
Ophiothrix fragilis - Common Brittle Star 11
Psammechinus miliaris - Green Sea Urchin 13