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Explore the Bar Beach, Merimbula Nature Realm on the beautiful Sapphire Coast of NSW. Discover diverse birdlife and marine creatures, document your findings, and contribute to global biodiversity databases. Whether you're a seasoned naturalist or a curious explorer, join us in uncovering nature's secrets and protecting our planet's biodiversity.

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Identifications

196
Observations

140
Species

32
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Top Species

Aplysia sydneyensis

Tetractenos glaber

Parma microlepis

Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Abudefduf bengalensis

Acanthopagrus australis

Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)

Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)

10.

Scorpis lineolata

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lifealongthecoast

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brycewattsparker

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Savage

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Steve

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Panterranist

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Liz Allen

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watermelonsharks

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matthewlh

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lesyork

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10.

greenlizz

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Top Species

Aplysia sydneyensis

Tetractenos glaber

Parma microlepis

Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Abudefduf bengalensis

Acanthopagrus australis

Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)

Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)

10.

Scorpis lineolata

11.

Octopus tetricus

12.

Acanthurus dussumieri

13.

Girella tricuspidata

14.

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

15.

Parupeneus spilurus

16.

Sparidae

17.

Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855

18.

Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)

19.

Sabellastarte australiensis (Haswell, 1884)

20.

Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)

21.

Ascidiacea

22.

Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896

23.

Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)

24.

Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898

25.

Parma microlepis Günther, 1862

26.

Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)

27.

Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)

28.

Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

29.

Coscinasterias muricata

30.

Abudefduf vaigiensis

31.

Rhabdosargus sarba

32.

Lobelia anceps L.f.

33.

Myrsine howittiana

34.

Aplodactylus lophodon

35.

Plocamopherus imperialis

36.

Dicotylichthys punctulatus

37.

Chrysophrys auratus

38.

Platycephalus fuscus

39.

Atypichthys strigatus

40.

Pomacentrus coelestis

41.

Chromis hypsilepis

42.

Myxus elongatus

43.

Trachinops taeniatus

44.

Parma unifasciata

45.

Chaetodon auriga

46.

Parablennius intermedius

47.

Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus

48.

Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)

49.

Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)

50.

Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)

51.

Nerita melanotragus E.A.Smith, 1884

52.

Saccostrea glomerata

53.

Balanus trigonus

54.

Eulamprus

55.

Arachnids

56.

Insects - Flies

57.

Notomithrax ursus

58.

Oulactis

59.

Larus pacificus

60.

Tethya burtoni

61.

Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931

62.

Girella

63.

Girella elevata Macleay, 1881

64.

Pyura gibbosa

65.

Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)

66.

Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810

67.

Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)

68.

Chthamalus antennatus

69.

Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decne.

70.

Tetraclitella purpurascens (Wood, 1815)

71.

Austrolittorina unifasciata (J.E.Gray, 1826)

72.

Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)

73.

Balanidae

74.

Myoporum boninense Koidz.

75.

Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)

76.

Portunus armatus (A.Milne-Edwards, 1861)

77.

Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865

78.

Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)

79.

Insecta

80.

Acanthurus triostegus

81.

Prionurus microlepidotus

82.

Sillago ciliata

83.

Anarhynchus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

84.

Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786

85.

Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829

86.

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

87.

Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859)

88.

Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède, 1804

89.

Chromis hypsilepis (Günther, 1867)

90.

Dinolestes lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

91.

Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901

92.

Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851)

93.

Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852

94.

Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier, 1818

95.

Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

96.

Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867)

97.

Trametes coccinea

98.

Agrianome spinicollis

99.

Pseudocaranx georgianus

100.

Eulamprus tympanum

101.

Verbena

102.

Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce

103.

Lobelia purpurascens R.Br.

104.

Amanitina

105.

Lantana camara L.

106.

Zieria littoralis J.A.Armstr.

107.

Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)

108.

Eopsaltria australis

109.

Delairea odorata

110.

Solanum chenopodioides

111.

Haematopus fuliginosus

112.

Exocarpos cupressiformis

113.

Pittosporum undulatum

114.

Ligustrum lucidum

115.

Rhagodia candolleana

116.

Delairea odorata Lem.

117.

Alyxia buxifolia

118.

Polygala myrtifolia L.

119.

Melaleuca armillaris

120.

Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC.

121.

Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

122.

Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw, 1794)

123.

Varanus varius (Shaw, 1790)

124.

Notolabrus tetricus

125.

Syngnathiformes

126.

Sabellastarte australiensis

127.

Pseudorhiza haeckeli

128.

Porifera

129.

Aplysia juliana

130.

Posidonia australis

131.

Herdmania grandis

132.

Oulactis muscosa

133.

Mytilidae

134.

Urolophidae

135.

Guinusia chabrus

136.

Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)

137.

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)

138.

Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864)

139.

Aplysia sydneyensis G.B.Sowerby I, 1869

140.

Trachelospermum jasminoides

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lifealongthecoast

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brycewattsparker

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Savage

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Steve

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Panterranist

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Liz Allen

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watermelonsharks

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matthewlh

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lesyork

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10.

greenlizz

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11.

lizzymushu

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12.

Testronaut

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13.

julapy

{:id=>"762045", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.94"}

14.

jay518

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15.

cdaroma

{:id=>"7525193", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.94"}

16.

offshore_

{:id=>"8698063", :score=>80.0, :observations_count=>4, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"0.75"}

17.

Aida

{:id=>"3554722", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.56"}

18.

aidamatthews

{:id=>"3554722", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.38"}

19.

dadey

{:id=>"3498368", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.38"}

20.

jade_cw

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21.

mica575

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22.

kerry_hynes

{:id=>"4114434", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

23.

davewreid

{:id=>"5358105", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

24.

Kerryn Wood

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

25.

selina_gau

{:id=>"7165949", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

26.

Clarel

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27.

rduczynski

{:id=>"6133714", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

28.

marina_at_nb

{:id=>"8852195", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

29.

Jean-Paul Boerekamps

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30.

merldizzle

{:id=>"9623711", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

31.

itara

{:id=>"3505726", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

32.

jackyw

{:id=>"6385192", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.19"}

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