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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.
812
Identifications
Identifications
408
Observations
Observations
248
Species
Species
57
People
People
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.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
6.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
7.
Aplysia sydneyensis
5
8.
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
5
9.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
5
10.
Coscinasterias muricata
5
Top Observers
1.
greenlizz
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2.
lifealongthecoast
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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.
leo_in_merimbula
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10.
matthewlh
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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.
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
6.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
5
7.
Aplysia sydneyensis
5
8.
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
5
9.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
5
10.
Coscinasterias muricata
5
11.
Chaetodon auriga
5
12.
Morwong fuscus
5
13.
Pictilabrus laticlavius
5
14.
Guinusia chabrus
5
15.
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)
5
16.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
4
17.
Parupeneus spilurus
4
18.
Microcanthus joyceae
4
19.
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
4
20.
Tetractenos glaber
3
21.
Atypichthys strigatus
3
22.
Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)
3
23.
Parma microlepis Günther, 1862
3
24.
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
3
25.
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
3
26.
Girella zebra
3
27.
Abudefduf vaigiensis
3
28.
Scutus antipodes
3
29.
Aplysia
3
30.
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
3
31.
Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842
3
32.
Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)
3
33.
Platycephalus fuscus
2
34.
Eucalyptus longifolia Link & Otto
2
35.
Homalanthus populifolius Graham
2
36.
Girella tricuspidata
2
37.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
2
38.
Abudefduf bengalensis
2
39.
Guinusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
40.
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786
2
41.
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
2
42.
Tethya
2
43.
Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
2
44.
Trygonoptera imitata
2
45.
Umbraculum umbraculum
2
46.
Gymnothorax prasinus
2
47.
Aplysia juliana
2
48.
Sabellastarte australiensis
2
49.
Parablennius intermedius
2
50.
Parma unifasciata
2
51.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes
2
52.
Corynactis australis
2
53.
Parma microlepis
2
54.
Chirodactylus spectabilis
2
55.
Enoplosus armatus
2
56.
Oulactis muscosa
2
57.
Pyura gibbosa
2
58.
Trygonoptera testacea
2
59.
Larus pacificus
2
60.
Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802)
2
61.
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
2
62.
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817
2
63.
Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
64.
Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
2
65.
Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
2
66.
Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821
2
67.
Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)
2
68.
Acanthopagrus australis
2
69.
Sparidae
2
70.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855
2
71.
Sabellastarte australiensis (Haswell, 1884)
2
72.
Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896
2
73.
Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
74.
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
2
75.
Other Insects
1
76.
Chrysophrys auratus
1
77.
Auricularia cornea
1
78.
Ficus macrophylla
1
79.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
1
80.
Gynochthodes jasminoides (A.Cunn.) Razafim. & B.Bremer
1
81.
Notelaea venosa F.Muell.
1
82.
Lonicera japonica Thunb.
1
83.
Solanum americanum Mill.
1
84.
Ecklonia Hornemann, 1828
1
85.
Tetraclitella purpurascens
1
86.
Pomacentrus coelestis
1
87.
Acanthurus dussumieri
1
88.
Chromis hypsilepis
1
89.
Myxus elongatus
1
90.
Morwong fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)
1
91.
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
1
92.
Pelargonium australe
1
93.
Asparagus scandens
1
94.
Gladiolus × hortulanus
1
95.
Coprosma repens
1
96.
Scarabaeoidea
1
97.
Aplysia argus
1
98.
Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
1
99.
Eudistoma constrictum
1
100.
Anoplognathus olivieri
1
101.
Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
1
102.
Solanum aviculare G.Forst.
1
103.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC.
1
104.
Olearia tomentosa (J.C.Wendl.) DC.
1
105.
Kennedia rubicunda (Schneev.) Vent.
1
106.
Wahlenbergia
1
107.
Zieria littoralis J.A.Armstr.
1
108.
Goodenia ovata Sm.
1
109.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
1
110.
Lantana camara
1
111.
Melaleuca armillaris armillaris
1
112.
Anthochaera chrysoptera
1
113.
Plantago lanceolata L.
1
114.
Nectria wilsoni Shepherd & Hodgkin, 1966
1
115.
Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)
1
116.
Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
1
117.
Acanthurus
1
118.
Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon, 2008
1
119.
Pseudogoniistius nigripes (Richardson, 1850)
1
120.
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
1
121.
Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901
1
122.
Botrylloides magnicoecus
1
123.
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
1
124.
Monacanthidae
1
125.
Plantae
1
126.
Sargassum
1
127.
Trachurus novaezelandiae
1
128.
Girella elevata
1
129.
Centropogon australis
1
130.
Hypselodoris obscura
1
131.
Dasyatidae
1
132.
Chaetodon vagabundus
1
133.
Chironemus marmoratus
1
134.
Notolabrus gymnogenis
1
135.
Rhaphiolepis indica
1
136.
Dipogon lignosus
1
137.
Cordyline australis
1
138.
Polygala myrtifolia
1
139.
Eubalichthys mosaicus
1
140.
Monodactylus argenteus
1
141.
Prionurus microlepidotus
1
142.
Austracantha minax
1
143.
Naso unicornis
1
144.
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
1
145.
Aulactinia veratra
1
146.
Brachyura
1
147.
Hippocampus abdominalis
1
148.
Syphonota geographica
1
149.
Phaeophyceae
1
150.
Siganidae
1
151.
Urolophidae
1
152.
Gastropoda
1
153.
Animalia
1
154.
Myliobatiformes
1
155.
Bassina pachyphylla
1
156.
Bankivia fasciata
1
157.
Octopodiformes
1
158.
Labridae
1
159.
Porifera
1
160.
Padina
1
161.
Haematopus longirostris
1
162.
Charadrius bicinctus
1
163.
Microcarbo melanoleucos
1
164.
Pelecanus conspicillatus
1
165.
Trygonorrhina dumerilii
1
166.
Trygonorrhina fasciata
1
167.
Dicotylichthys punctulatus
1
168.
Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)
1
169.
Derocephalus angusticollis Enderlein, 1922
1
170.
Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
1
171.
Lamprolina Baly, 1855
1
172.
Jania micrarthrodia J.V.Lamouroux
1
173.
Coleoptera
1
174.
Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826
1
175.
Ctenomorpha marginipennis Gray & G.R., 1833
1
176.
Eulamprus quoyii (Duméril & Bibron, 1824)
1
177.
Insects - Beetles
1
178.
Endoxyla Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
1
179.
Dolichopodidae
1
180.
Chrysolopus spectabilis (Fabricius & J.C., 1775)
1
181.
Boreoides Hardy, 1920
1
182.
Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)
1
183.
Diptera
1
184.
Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854
1
185.
Boreoides subulatus Hardy, 1920
1
186.
Geoplanidae
1
187.
Maratus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1881)
1
188.
Accipiter novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1788)
1
189.
Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)
1
190.
Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821
1
191.
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)
1
192.
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
193.
Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840
1
194.
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
1
195.
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
1
196.
Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789
1
197.
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)
1
198.
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
1
199.
Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
1
200.
Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
1
201.
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
1
202.
Trachinops taeniatus
1
203.
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
1
204.
Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
1
205.
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
1
206.
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
1
207.
Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
1
208.
Nerita melanotragus E.A.Smith, 1884
1
209.
Saccostrea glomerata
1
210.
Balanus trigonus
1
211.
Eulamprus
1
212.
Arachnids
1
213.
Insects - Flies
1
214.
Notomithrax ursus
1
215.
Oulactis
1
216.
Tethya burtoni
1
217.
Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931
1
218.
Girella
1
219.
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881
1
220.
Ascidiacea
1
221.
Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
1
222.
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
1
223.
Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
1
224.
Chthamalus antennatus
1
225.
Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decne.
1
226.
Tetraclitella purpurascens (Wood, 1815)
1
227.
Austrolittorina unifasciata (J.E.Gray, 1826)
1
228.
Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)
1
229.
Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)
1
230.
Balanidae
1
231.
Myoporum boninense Koidz.
1
232.
Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)
1
233.
Portunus armatus (A.Milne-Edwards, 1861)
1
234.
Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)
1
235.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
1
236.
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
1
237.
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
1
238.
Insecta
1
239.
Anarhynchus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
1
240.
Agrianome spinicollis
1
241.
Pseudocaranx georgianus
1
242.
Scorpis lineolata
1
243.
Rhabdosargus sarba
1
244.
Eulamprus tympanum
1
245.
Verbena
1
246.
Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce
1
247.
Lobelia anceps L.f.
1
248.
Lobelia purpurascens R.Br.
1
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greenlizz
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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.
leo_in_merimbula
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10.
matthewlh
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11.
jackiemiles
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12.
Oatsnmills
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13.
bennybotany85
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14.
obsr1133376
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15.
obsr1504468
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16.
obsr455214
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17.
obsr553621
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18.
Steve
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19.
jay518
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20.
obsr505050
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21.
obsr865085
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22.
lesyork
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23.
Testronaut
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24.
monicahicks
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25.
jinyan
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26.
harveylam
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27.
cathie1
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28.
meet_me_underwater
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29.
numbat
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30.
julapy
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31.
premjyoti
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32.
Cathie
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33.
Aida
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34.
nickoshaw
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35.
Nick Shaw
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36.
ShinyBeetleMan
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37.
aidamatthews
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38.
SupersTaryn
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39.
sheeprustler
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40.
Raymond Daly
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41.
ashthetree
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42.
sharigrist
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43.
katechar
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44.
tairodda
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45.
coastalweedsproject
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46.
cranky_cal
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47.
brieze
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48.
Vicki
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49.
Savage
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50.
Oatsnmills
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51.
obsr488769
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52.
jade_cw
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53.
mica575
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selina_gau
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