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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.
869
Identifications
Identifications
445
Observations
Observations
257
Species
Species
59
People
People
Top Species
1.
Octopus tetricus
13
2.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
10
3.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
10
4.
Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
7
5.
Parupeneus spilurus
6
6.
Coscinasterias muricata
6
7.
Chaetodon auriga
6
8.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
9.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
5
10.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
Top Observers
1.
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2.
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3.
Savage
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4.
libbyhepburn
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5.
Liz Allen
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6.
kerrynwood
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7.
Cathie
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8.
Panterranist
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9.
matthewlh
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10.
leo_in_merimbula
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Top Species
1.
Octopus tetricus
13
2.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
10
3.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
10
4.
Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
7
5.
Parupeneus spilurus
6
6.
Coscinasterias muricata
6
7.
Chaetodon auriga
6
8.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
9.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
5
10.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
11.
Aplysia sydneyensis
5
12.
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
5
13.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
5
14.
Abudefduf vaigiensis
5
15.
Morwong fuscus
5
16.
Pictilabrus laticlavius
5
17.
Guinusia chabrus
5
18.
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)
5
19.
Tetractenos glaber
4
20.
Atypichthys strigatus
4
21.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
4
22.
Microcanthus joyceae
4
23.
Parma microlepis
4
24.
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
4
25.
Acanthopagrus australis
4
26.
Girella tricuspidata
3
27.
Abudefduf bengalensis
3
28.
Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)
3
29.
Parma microlepis Günther, 1862
3
30.
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
3
31.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
3
32.
Girella zebra
3
33.
Scutus antipodes
3
34.
Parablennius intermedius
3
35.
Parma unifasciata
3
36.
Prionurus microlepidotus
3
37.
Aplysia
3
38.
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
3
39.
Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842
3
40.
Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)
3
41.
Platycephalus fuscus
2
42.
Eucalyptus longifolia Link & Otto
2
43.
Homalanthus populifolius Graham
2
44.
Pomacentrus coelestis
2
45.
Acanthurus dussumieri
2
46.
Chromis hypsilepis
2
47.
Guinusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
48.
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786
2
49.
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
2
50.
Tethya
2
51.
Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
2
52.
Trygonoptera imitata
2
53.
Umbraculum umbraculum
2
54.
Gymnothorax prasinus
2
55.
Aplysia juliana
2
56.
Sabellastarte australiensis
2
57.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes
2
58.
Corynactis australis
2
59.
Chirodactylus spectabilis
2
60.
Enoplosus armatus
2
61.
Oulactis muscosa
2
62.
Pyura gibbosa
2
63.
Trygonoptera testacea
2
64.
Larus pacificus
2
65.
Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802)
2
66.
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
2
67.
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817
2
68.
Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
69.
Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
2
70.
Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
2
71.
Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821
2
72.
Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)
2
73.
Sillago ciliata
2
74.
Sparidae
2
75.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855
2
76.
Sabellastarte australiensis (Haswell, 1884)
2
77.
Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896
2
78.
Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
79.
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
2
80.
Rhabdosargus sarba
2
81.
Lobelia anceps L.f.
2
82.
Other Insects
1
83.
Chrysophrys auratus
1
84.
Auricularia cornea
1
85.
Ficus macrophylla
1
86.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
1
87.
Gynochthodes jasminoides (A.Cunn.) Razafim. & B.Bremer
1
88.
Notelaea venosa F.Muell.
1
89.
Lonicera japonica Thunb.
1
90.
Solanum americanum Mill.
1
91.
Ecklonia Hornemann, 1828
1
92.
Tetraclitella purpurascens
1
93.
Myxus elongatus
1
94.
Morwong fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)
1
95.
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
1
96.
Pelargonium australe
1
97.
Asparagus scandens
1
98.
Gladiolus × hortulanus
1
99.
Coprosma repens
1
100.
Scarabaeoidea
1
101.
Aplysia argus
1
102.
Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
1
103.
Eudistoma constrictum
1
104.
Anoplognathus olivieri
1
105.
Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
1
106.
Solanum aviculare G.Forst.
1
107.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC.
1
108.
Olearia tomentosa (J.C.Wendl.) DC.
1
109.
Kennedia rubicunda (Schneev.) Vent.
1
110.
Wahlenbergia
1
111.
Zieria littoralis J.A.Armstr.
1
112.
Goodenia ovata Sm.
1
113.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
1
114.
Lantana camara
1
115.
Melaleuca armillaris armillaris
1
116.
Anthochaera chrysoptera
1
117.
Plantago lanceolata L.
1
118.
Nectria wilsoni Shepherd & Hodgkin, 1966
1
119.
Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)
1
120.
Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
1
121.
Acanthurus
1
122.
Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon, 2008
1
123.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes (Richardson, 1850)
1
124.
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
1
125.
Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901
1
126.
Botrylloides magnicoecus
1
127.
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
1
128.
Monacanthidae
1
129.
Plantae
1
130.
Sargassum
1
131.
Trachurus novaezelandiae
1
132.
Girella elevata
1
133.
Centropogon australis
1
134.
Hypselodoris obscura
1
135.
Dasyatidae
1
136.
Chaetodon vagabundus
1
137.
Chironemus marmoratus
1
138.
Notolabrus gymnogenis
1
139.
Rhaphiolepis indica
1
140.
Dipogon lignosus
1
141.
Cordyline australis
1
142.
Polygala myrtifolia
1
143.
Eubalichthys mosaicus
1
144.
Monodactylus argenteus
1
145.
Austracantha minax
1
146.
Naso unicornis
1
147.
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
1
148.
Aulactinia veratra
1
149.
Brachyura
1
150.
Hippocampus abdominalis
1
151.
Syphonota geographica
1
152.
Phaeophyceae
1
153.
Siganidae
1
154.
Urolophidae
1
155.
Gastropoda
1
156.
Animalia
1
157.
Myliobatiformes
1
158.
Bassina pachyphylla
1
159.
Bankivia fasciata
1
160.
Octopodiformes
1
161.
Labridae
1
162.
Porifera
1
163.
Padina
1
164.
Haematopus longirostris
1
165.
Charadrius bicinctus
1
166.
Microcarbo melanoleucos
1
167.
Pelecanus conspicillatus
1
168.
Trygonorrhina dumerilii
1
169.
Trygonorrhina fasciata
1
170.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
1
171.
Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)
1
172.
Derocephalus angusticollis Enderlein, 1922
1
173.
Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
1
174.
Lamprolina Baly, 1855
1
175.
Jania micrarthrodia J.V.Lamouroux
1
176.
Coleoptera
1
177.
Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
1
178.
Ctenomorpha marginipennis Gray & G.R., 1833
1
179.
Eulamprus quoyii (Duméril & Bibron, 1824)
1
180.
Insects - Beetles
1
181.
Endoxyla Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
1
182.
Dolichopodidae
1
183.
Chrysolopus spectabilis (Fabricius & J.C., 1775)
1
184.
Boreoides Hardy, 1920
1
185.
Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)
1
186.
Diptera
1
187.
Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854
1
188.
Boreoides subulatus Hardy, 1920
1
189.
Geoplanidae
1
190.
Maratus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1881)
1
191.
Accipiter novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1788)
1
192.
Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)
1
193.
Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821
1
194.
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)
1
195.
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
196.
Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840
1
197.
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
1
198.
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
1
199.
Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789
1
200.
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)
1
201.
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
1
202.
Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
1
203.
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
1
204.
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
1
205.
Trachinops taeniatus
1
206.
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
1
207.
Stethojulis interrupta
1
208.
Diodon nicthemerus
1
209.
Thalassoma lunare
1
210.
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
1
211.
Dinolestes lewini
1
212.
Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
1
213.
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
1
214.
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
1
215.
Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
1
216.
Nerita melanotragus E.A.Smith, 1884
1
217.
Saccostrea glomerata
1
218.
Balanus trigonus
1
219.
Eulamprus
1
220.
Arachnids
1
221.
Insects - Flies
1
222.
Notomithrax ursus
1
223.
Oulactis
1
224.
Tethya burtoni
1
225.
Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931
1
226.
Girella
1
227.
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881
1
228.
Ascidiacea
1
229.
Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
1
230.
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
1
231.
Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
1
232.
Chthamalus antennatus
1
233.
Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decne.
1
234.
Tetraclitella purpurascens (Wood, 1815)
1
235.
Austrolittorina unifasciata (J.E.Gray, 1826)
1
236.
Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)
1
237.
Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)
1
238.
Balanidae
1
239.
Myoporum boninense Koidz.
1
240.
Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)
1
241.
Portunus armatus (A.Milne-Edwards, 1861)
1
242.
Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)
1
243.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
1
244.
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
1
245.
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
1
246.
Insecta
1
247.
Acanthurus triostegus
1
248.
Anarhynchus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
1
249.
Amanitina
1
250.
Trametes coccinea
1
251.
Agrianome spinicollis
1
252.
Pseudocaranx georgianus
1
253.
Scorpis lineolata
1
254.
Eulamprus tympanum
1
255.
Verbena
1
256.
Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce
1
257.
Lobelia purpurascens R.Br.
1
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greenlizz
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2.
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3.
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4.
libbyhepburn
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5.
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6.
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7.
Cathie
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8.
Panterranist
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9.
matthewlh
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10.
leo_in_merimbula
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11.
jackiemiles
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12.
Oatsnmills
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13.
bennybotany85
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14.
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obsr1504468
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16.
obsr455214
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17.
obsr553621
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Steve
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22.
lesyork
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Testronaut
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27.
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julapy
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33.
Cathie
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ShinyBeetleMan
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39.
SupersTaryn
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40.
sheeprustler
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41.
Raymond Daly
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42.
ashthetree
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43.
sharigrist
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44.
katechar
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tairodda
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48.
brieze
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49.
Vicki
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50.
Savage
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51.
Oatsnmills
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52.
obsr488769
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53.
jade_cw
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54.
mica575
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55.
kerry_hynes
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56.
davewreid
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57.
Kerryn Wood
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58.
selina_gau
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59.
Clarel
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