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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
Identifications
530
Observations
Observations
297
Species
Species
57
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Top Species
1.
Octopus tetricus
17
2.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
10
3.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
10
4.
Guinusia chabrus
9
5.
Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
7
6.
Microcanthus joyceae
7
7.
Chaetodon auriga
7
8.
Pictilabrus laticlavius
7
9.
Coscinasterias muricata
6
10.
Morwong fuscus
6
Top Observers
1.
greenlizz
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2.
alcw_bdrs
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3.
libbyhepburn
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4.
Savage
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5.
Cathie
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6.
leo_in_merimbula
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7.
kerrynwood
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8.
Liz Allen
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9.
Panterranist
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10.
lifealongthecoast
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Top Species
1.
Octopus tetricus
17
2.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
10
3.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
10
4.
Guinusia chabrus
9
5.
Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
7
6.
Microcanthus joyceae
7
7.
Chaetodon auriga
7
8.
Pictilabrus laticlavius
7
9.
Coscinasterias muricata
6
10.
Morwong fuscus
6
11.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
12.
Parma microlepis
5
13.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
5
14.
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)
5
15.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
16.
Aplysia sydneyensis
5
17.
Atypichthys strigatus
5
18.
Girella zebra
5
19.
Scutus antipodes
5
20.
Actinopterygii
5
21.
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
5
22.
Tetractenos glaber
4
23.
Abudefduf vaigiensis
4
24.
Hypselodoris obscura
4
25.
Corynactis australis
4
26.
Chaetodon flavirostris
4
27.
Pomacentrus coelestis
4
28.
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
4
29.
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
4
30.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
3
31.
Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)
3
32.
Parupeneus spilurus
3
33.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
3
34.
Umbraculum umbraculum
3
35.
Girella elevata
3
36.
Chaetodon vagabundus
3
37.
Platycephalus fuscus
3
38.
Eubalichthys mosaicus
3
39.
Chirodactylus spectabilis
3
40.
Aplysia
3
41.
Enoplosus armatus
3
42.
Siganidae
3
43.
Oulactis muscosa
3
44.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
3
45.
Egretta sacra
3
46.
Monacanthus chinensis
3
47.
Eulamprus
3
48.
Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)
3
49.
Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842
3
50.
Sabellastarte australiensis (Haswell, 1884)
2
51.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855
2
52.
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
2
53.
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817
2
54.
Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
2
55.
Sparidae
2
56.
Homalanthus populifolius Graham
2
57.
Guinusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
58.
Acanthurus
2
59.
Tethya
2
60.
Monacanthidae
2
61.
Trygonoptera imitata
2
62.
Centropogon australis
2
63.
Gymnothorax prasinus
2
64.
Chironemus marmoratus
2
65.
Aplysia juliana
2
66.
Sabellastarte australiensis
2
67.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes
2
68.
Prionurus microlepidotus
2
69.
Naso unicornis
2
70.
Girella tricuspidata
2
71.
Labridae
2
72.
Pyura gibbosa
2
73.
Porifera
2
74.
Trygonoptera testacea
2
75.
Larus pacificus
2
76.
Microcarbo melanoleucos
2
77.
Haematopus fuliginosus
2
78.
Meridiastra calcar
2
79.
Meuschenia freycineti
2
80.
Nelusetta ayraud
2
81.
Acanthurus dussumieri
2
82.
Cabestana spengleri
2
83.
Saccostrea glomerata
2
84.
Scorpis lineolata
2
85.
Centroberyx affinis
2
86.
Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
2
87.
Eulamprus quoyii (Duméril & Bibron, 1824)
2
88.
Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802)
2
89.
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
2
90.
Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821
2
91.
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
2
92.
Parma microlepis Günther, 1862
2
93.
Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
2
94.
Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
95.
Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)
2
96.
Eucalyptus longifolia Link & Otto
2
97.
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
2
98.
Actinia tenebrosa
1
99.
Hydatina physis
1
100.
Anthopleura hermaphroditica
1
101.
Chthamalus antennatus
1
102.
Myoporum boninense
1
103.
Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
1
104.
Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
1
105.
Portunus armatus
1
106.
Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon, 2008
1
107.
Solanum aviculare G.Forst.
1
108.
Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931
1
109.
Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
1
110.
Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
1
111.
Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
1
112.
Tetraclitella purpurascens (Wood, 1815)
1
113.
Tethya burtoni
1
114.
Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)
1
115.
Other Insects
1
116.
Auricularia cornea
1
117.
Ficus macrophylla
1
118.
Gynochthodes jasminoides (A.Cunn.) Razafim. & B.Bremer
1
119.
Notelaea venosa F.Muell.
1
120.
Ecklonia Hornemann, 1828
1
121.
Tetraclitella purpurascens
1
122.
Morwong fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)
1
123.
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
1
124.
Pelargonium australe
1
125.
Asparagus scandens
1
126.
Gladiolus × hortulanus
1
127.
Coprosma repens
1
128.
Scarabaeoidea
1
129.
Aplysia argus
1
130.
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786
1
131.
Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
1
132.
Eudistoma constrictum
1
133.
Anoplognathus olivieri
1
134.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC.
1
135.
Olearia tomentosa (J.C.Wendl.) DC.
1
136.
Wahlenbergia
1
137.
Zieria littoralis J.A.Armstr.
1
138.
Goodenia ovata Sm.
1
139.
Lantana camara
1
140.
Melaleuca armillaris armillaris
1
141.
Anthochaera chrysoptera
1
142.
Nectria wilsoni Shepherd & Hodgkin, 1966
1
143.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes (Richardson, 1850)
1
144.
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
1
145.
Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
1
146.
Botrylloides magnicoecus
1
147.
Plantae
1
148.
Sargassum
1
149.
Trachurus novaezelandiae
1
150.
Dasyatidae
1
151.
Notolabrus gymnogenis
1
152.
Rhaphiolepis indica
1
153.
Dipogon lignosus
1
154.
Cordyline australis
1
155.
Polygala myrtifolia
1
156.
Parablennius intermedius
1
157.
Parma unifasciata
1
158.
Monodactylus argenteus
1
159.
Austracantha minax
1
160.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
1
161.
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
1
162.
Aulactinia veratra
1
163.
Brachyura
1
164.
Hippocampus abdominalis
1
165.
Syphonota geographica
1
166.
Phaeophyceae
1
167.
Urolophidae
1
168.
Gastropoda
1
169.
Animalia
1
170.
Myliobatiformes
1
171.
Bassina pachyphylla
1
172.
Bankivia fasciata
1
173.
Octopodiformes
1
174.
Padina
1
175.
Haematopus longirostris
1
176.
Charadrius bicinctus
1
177.
Pelecanus conspicillatus
1
178.
Trygonorrhina dumerilii
1
179.
Trygonorrhina fasciata
1
180.
Dictyota
1
181.
Colpomenia
1
182.
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
1
183.
Westringia fruticosa
1
184.
Otariidae
1
185.
Arothron manilensis
1
186.
Serpula
1
187.
Hemiramphidae
1
188.
Corallinales
1
189.
Aplodactylus lophodon
1
190.
Torquigener pleurogramma
1
191.
Palaemon serenus
1
192.
Acanthurus triostegus
1
193.
Chrysophrys auratus
1
194.
Ambassis jacksoniensis
1
195.
Aspidontus taeniatus
1
196.
Myxus elongatus
1
197.
Dactylophora nigricans
1
198.
Achoerodus viridis
1
199.
Mytilus
1
200.
Sillago
1
201.
Hormosira banksii
1
202.
Mullidae
1
203.
Beloniformes
1
204.
Trygonoptera
1
205.
Neoaratus hercules
1
206.
Abudefduf
1
207.
Hypoplectrodes maccullochi
1
208.
Upeneichthys lineatus
1
209.
Stigmatopora argus
1
210.
Chelmonops truncatus
1
211.
Botrylloides
1
212.
Pseudolabrus luculentus
1
213.
Chromis hypsilepis
1
214.
Amphichaetodon howensis
1
215.
Trachinops taeniatus
1
216.
Zanclus cornutus
1
217.
Upeneichthys
1
218.
Haliaeetus leucogaster
1
219.
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
1
220.
Hypselodoris bennetti
1
221.
Diodon nicthemerus
1
222.
Anoplocapros inermis
1
223.
Redigobius macrostoma
1
224.
Microspathodontinae
1
225.
Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)
1
226.
Derocephalus angusticollis Enderlein, 1922
1
227.
Lamprolina Baly, 1855
1
228.
Jania micrarthrodia J.V.Lamouroux
1
229.
Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
1
230.
Ctenomorpha marginipennis Gray & G.R., 1833
1
231.
Insects - Beetles
1
232.
Endoxyla Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
1
233.
Dolichopodidae
1
234.
Chrysolopus spectabilis (Fabricius & J.C., 1775)
1
235.
Boreoides Hardy, 1920
1
236.
Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)
1
237.
Diptera
1
238.
Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854
1
239.
Boreoides subulatus Hardy, 1920
1
240.
Geoplanidae
1
241.
Maratus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1881)
1
242.
Araneae
1
243.
Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
1
244.
Austrosciapus Bickel, 1994
1
245.
Dasypodia selenophora Guenée, 1852
1
246.
Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788)
1
247.
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
1
248.
Asilidae
1
249.
Agaricales
1
250.
Conuber Finlay & Marwick, 1937
1
251.
Scutiphora pedicellata (Kirby, 1826)
1
252.
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
1
253.
Musgraveia sulciventris (St?l, 1863)
1
254.
Braconidae Latreille, 1829
1
255.
Hemiptera
1
256.
Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)
1
257.
Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)
1
258.
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
1
259.
Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896
1
260.
Oulactis
1
261.
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881
1
262.
Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901
1
263.
Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
1
264.
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
1
265.
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
1
266.
Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
1
267.
Nerita melanotragus E.A.Smith, 1884
1
268.
Balanus trigonus
1
269.
Balanidae
1
270.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
1
271.
Arachnids
1
272.
Insects - Flies
1
273.
Notomithrax ursus
1
274.
Ascidiacea
1
275.
Girella
1
276.
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
1
277.
Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840
1
278.
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)
1
279.
Plantago lanceolata L.
1
280.
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
1
281.
Accipiter novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1788)
1
282.
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
283.
Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821
1
284.
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
1
285.
Lonicera japonica Thunb.
1
286.
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
1
287.
Kennedia rubicunda (Schneev.) Vent.
1
288.
Coleoptera
1
289.
Solanum americanum Mill.
1
290.
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
1
291.
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
1
292.
Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789
1
293.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
1
294.
Austrolittorina unifasciata (J.E.Gray, 1826)
1
295.
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)
1
296.
Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)
1
297.
Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decne.
1
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greenlizz
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2.
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3.
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4.
Savage
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5.
Cathie
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6.
leo_in_merimbula
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7.
kerrynwood
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8.
Liz Allen
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9.
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10.
lifealongthecoast
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11.
matthewlh
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12.
jackiemiles
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13.
Doharen
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14.
Oatsnmills
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22.
obsr865085
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obsr505050
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Testronaut
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monicahicks
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jinyan
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harveylam
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numbat
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premjyoti
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Cathie
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Steve
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39.
nickoshaw
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40.
Nick Shaw
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41.
ShinyBeetleMan
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42.
SupersTaryn
{:id=>"1965", :score=>26.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.08"}
43.
mica575
{:id=>"4960837", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
44.
sheeprustler
{:id=>"5250381", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
45.
jade_cw
{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
46.
tairodda
{:id=>"6004337", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
47.
Raymond Daly
{:id=>"62485", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
48.
ashthetree
{:id=>"6815309", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
49.
sharigrist
{:id=>"6391153", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
50.
katechar
{:id=>"6371132", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
51.
coastalweedsproject
{:id=>"5566407", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
52.
cranky_cal
{:id=>"5264735", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
53.
brieze
{:id=>"4236668", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
54.
Savage
{:id=>"3889", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.06"}
55.
Oatsnmills
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56.
Vicki
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57.
obsr488769
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