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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
447
Observations
Observations
264
Species
Species
61
People
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Top Species
1.
Octopus tetricus
12
2.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
10
3.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
10
4.
Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
7
5.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
6
6.
Coscinasterias muricata
6
7.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
8.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
9.
Aplysia sydneyensis
5
10.
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
5
Top Observers
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3.
Savage
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4.
libbyhepburn
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Cathie
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8.
Panterranist
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Steve
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10.
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Top Species
1.
Octopus tetricus
12
2.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
10
3.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
10
4.
Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
7
5.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
6
6.
Coscinasterias muricata
6
7.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
8.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
9.
Aplysia sydneyensis
5
10.
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
5
11.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
5
12.
Parupeneus spilurus
5
13.
Chaetodon auriga
5
14.
Morwong fuscus
5
15.
Pictilabrus laticlavius
5
16.
Guinusia chabrus
5
17.
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)
5
18.
Parma microlepis Günther, 1862
4
19.
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
4
20.
Microcanthus joyceae
4
21.
Abudefduf vaigiensis
4
22.
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
4
23.
Tetractenos glaber
3
24.
Atypichthys strigatus
3
25.
Girella tricuspidata
3
26.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
3
27.
Abudefduf bengalensis
3
28.
Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)
3
29.
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
3
30.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
3
31.
Girella zebra
3
32.
Scutus antipodes
3
33.
Parma microlepis
3
34.
Aplysia
3
35.
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
3
36.
Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842
3
37.
Acanthopagrus australis
3
38.
Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)
3
39.
Platycephalus fuscus
2
40.
Eucalyptus longifolia Link & Otto
2
41.
Homalanthus populifolius Graham
2
42.
Acanthurus dussumieri
2
43.
Guinusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
44.
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786
2
45.
Tethya
2
46.
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
2
47.
Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
2
48.
Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901
2
49.
Trygonoptera imitata
2
50.
Umbraculum umbraculum
2
51.
Gymnothorax prasinus
2
52.
Aplysia juliana
2
53.
Sabellastarte australiensis
2
54.
Parablennius intermedius
2
55.
Parma unifasciata
2
56.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes
2
57.
Corynactis australis
2
58.
Prionurus microlepidotus
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.
Sparidae
2
74.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855
2
75.
Sabellastarte australiensis (Haswell, 1884)
2
76.
Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896
2
77.
Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)
2
78.
Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
79.
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
2
80.
Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)
2
81.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
2
82.
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
2
83.
Rhabdosargus sarba
2
84.
Lobelia anceps L.f.
2
85.
Other Insects
1
86.
Chrysophrys auratus
1
87.
Auricularia cornea
1
88.
Ficus macrophylla
1
89.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
1
90.
Gynochthodes jasminoides (A.Cunn.) Razafim. & B.Bremer
1
91.
Notelaea venosa F.Muell.
1
92.
Lonicera japonica Thunb.
1
93.
Solanum americanum Mill.
1
94.
Ecklonia Hornemann, 1828
1
95.
Tetraclitella purpurascens
1
96.
Pomacentrus coelestis
1
97.
Chromis hypsilepis
1
98.
Myxus elongatus
1
99.
Morwong fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)
1
100.
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
1
101.
Pelargonium australe
1
102.
Asparagus scandens
1
103.
Gladiolus × hortulanus
1
104.
Coprosma repens
1
105.
Scarabaeoidea
1
106.
Aplysia argus
1
107.
Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
1
108.
Eudistoma constrictum
1
109.
Anoplognathus olivieri
1
110.
Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
1
111.
Solanum aviculare G.Forst.
1
112.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC.
1
113.
Olearia tomentosa (J.C.Wendl.) DC.
1
114.
Kennedia rubicunda (Schneev.) Vent.
1
115.
Wahlenbergia
1
116.
Zieria littoralis J.A.Armstr.
1
117.
Goodenia ovata Sm.
1
118.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
1
119.
Lantana camara
1
120.
Melaleuca armillaris armillaris
1
121.
Anthochaera chrysoptera
1
122.
Plantago lanceolata L.
1
123.
Nectria wilsoni Shepherd & Hodgkin, 1966
1
124.
Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)
1
125.
Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
1
126.
Acanthurus
1
127.
Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon, 2008
1
128.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes (Richardson, 1850)
1
129.
Botrylloides magnicoecus
1
130.
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
1
131.
Monacanthidae
1
132.
Plantae
1
133.
Sargassum
1
134.
Trachurus novaezelandiae
1
135.
Girella elevata
1
136.
Centropogon australis
1
137.
Hypselodoris obscura
1
138.
Dasyatidae
1
139.
Chaetodon vagabundus
1
140.
Chironemus marmoratus
1
141.
Notolabrus gymnogenis
1
142.
Rhaphiolepis indica
1
143.
Dipogon lignosus
1
144.
Cordyline australis
1
145.
Polygala myrtifolia
1
146.
Eubalichthys mosaicus
1
147.
Monodactylus argenteus
1
148.
Austracantha minax
1
149.
Naso unicornis
1
150.
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
1
151.
Aulactinia veratra
1
152.
Brachyura
1
153.
Hippocampus abdominalis
1
154.
Syphonota geographica
1
155.
Phaeophyceae
1
156.
Siganidae
1
157.
Urolophidae
1
158.
Gastropoda
1
159.
Animalia
1
160.
Myliobatiformes
1
161.
Bassina pachyphylla
1
162.
Bankivia fasciata
1
163.
Octopodiformes
1
164.
Labridae
1
165.
Porifera
1
166.
Padina
1
167.
Haematopus longirostris
1
168.
Charadrius bicinctus
1
169.
Microcarbo melanoleucos
1
170.
Pelecanus conspicillatus
1
171.
Trygonorrhina dumerilii
1
172.
Trygonorrhina fasciata
1
173.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
1
174.
Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)
1
175.
Derocephalus angusticollis Enderlein, 1922
1
176.
Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
1
177.
Lamprolina Baly, 1855
1
178.
Jania micrarthrodia J.V.Lamouroux
1
179.
Coleoptera
1
180.
Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
1
181.
Ctenomorpha marginipennis Gray & G.R., 1833
1
182.
Eulamprus quoyii (Duméril & Bibron, 1824)
1
183.
Insects - Beetles
1
184.
Endoxyla Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
1
185.
Dolichopodidae
1
186.
Chrysolopus spectabilis (Fabricius & J.C., 1775)
1
187.
Boreoides Hardy, 1920
1
188.
Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)
1
189.
Diptera
1
190.
Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854
1
191.
Boreoides subulatus Hardy, 1920
1
192.
Geoplanidae
1
193.
Maratus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1881)
1
194.
Accipiter novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1788)
1
195.
Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)
1
196.
Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821
1
197.
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)
1
198.
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
199.
Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840
1
200.
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
1
201.
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
1
202.
Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789
1
203.
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)
1
204.
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
1
205.
Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
1
206.
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
1
207.
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
1
208.
Trachinops taeniatus
1
209.
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
1
210.
Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
1
211.
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
1
212.
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
1
213.
Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
1
214.
Nerita melanotragus E.A.Smith, 1884
1
215.
Saccostrea glomerata
1
216.
Balanus trigonus
1
217.
Eulamprus
1
218.
Arachnids
1
219.
Insects - Flies
1
220.
Notomithrax ursus
1
221.
Oulactis
1
222.
Tethya burtoni
1
223.
Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931
1
224.
Girella
1
225.
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881
1
226.
Ascidiacea
1
227.
Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
1
228.
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
1
229.
Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
1
230.
Chthamalus antennatus
1
231.
Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decne.
1
232.
Tetraclitella purpurascens (Wood, 1815)
1
233.
Austrolittorina unifasciata (J.E.Gray, 1826)
1
234.
Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)
1
235.
Balanidae
1
236.
Myoporum boninense Koidz.
1
237.
Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)
1
238.
Portunus armatus (A.Milne-Edwards, 1861)
1
239.
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
1
240.
Insecta
1
241.
Acanthurus triostegus
1
242.
Sillago ciliata
1
243.
Anarhynchus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
1
244.
Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829
1
245.
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
1
246.
Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859)
1
247.
Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède, 1804
1
248.
Chromis hypsilepis (Günther, 1867)
1
249.
Dinolestes lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
1
250.
Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851)
1
251.
Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier, 1818
1
252.
Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
253.
Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867)
1
254.
Trametes coccinea
1
255.
Agrianome spinicollis
1
256.
Pseudocaranx georgianus
1
257.
Scorpis lineolata
1
258.
Eulamprus tympanum
1
259.
Verbena
1
260.
Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce
1
261.
Lobelia purpurascens R.Br.
1
262.
Amanitina
1
263.
Lantana camara L.
1
264.
Morus serrator
1
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47.
cranky_cal
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48.
brieze
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Vicki
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obsr488769
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jade_cw
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52.
mica575
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kerry_hynes
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davewreid
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Kerryn Wood
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rduczynski
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