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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.

756
Identifications

352
Observations

213
Species

49
People

Top Species

Octopus tetricus

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)

Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845

Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)

Aplysia sydneyensis

Coscinasterias muricata

Morwong fuscus

10.

Pictilabrus laticlavius

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Top Observers

greenlizz

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Savage

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libbyhepburn

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kerrynwood

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Liz Allen

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Cathie

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Panterranist

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leo_in_merimbula

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matthewlh

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10.

jackiemiles

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Top Species

Octopus tetricus

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)

Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845

Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)

Aplysia sydneyensis

Coscinasterias muricata

Morwong fuscus

10.

Pictilabrus laticlavius

11.

Guinusia chabrus

12.

Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)

13.

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)

14.

Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)

15.

Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)

16.

Microcanthus joyceae

17.

Chaetodon auriga

18.

Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

19.

Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)

20.

Parupeneus spilurus

21.

Bathytoshia brevicaudata

22.

Girella zebra

23.

Scutus antipodes

24.

Aplysia

25.

Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)

26.

Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842

27.

Parma microlepis

28.

Sabellastarte australiensis (Haswell, 1884)

29.

Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855

30.

Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817

31.

Homalanthus populifolius Graham

32.

Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

33.

Parma microlepis Günther, 1862

34.

Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)

35.

Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)

36.

Guinusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

37.

Tethya

38.

Trygonoptera imitata

39.

Tetractenos glaber

40.

Umbraculum umbraculum

41.

Atypichthys strigatus

42.

Abudefduf vaigiensis

43.

Gymnothorax prasinus

44.

Aplysia juliana

45.

Sabellastarte australiensis

46.

Pseudogoniistius nigripes

47.

Corynactis australis

48.

Chirodactylus spectabilis

49.

Enoplosus armatus

50.

Oulactis muscosa

51.

Pyura gibbosa

52.

Trygonoptera testacea

53.

Larus pacificus

54.

Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802)

55.

Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821

56.

Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)

57.

Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)

58.

Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758)

59.

Sparidae

60.

Eucalyptus longifolia Link & Otto

61.

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)

62.

Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)

63.

Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)

64.

Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)

65.

Solanum aviculare G.Forst.

66.

Accipiter novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1788)

67.

Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931

68.

Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)

69.

Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)

70.

Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)

71.

Tethya burtoni

72.

Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)

73.

Other Insects

74.

Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840

75.

Auricularia cornea

76.

Ficus macrophylla

77.

Gynochthodes jasminoides (A.Cunn.) Razafim. & B.Bremer

78.

Notelaea venosa F.Muell.

79.

Ecklonia Hornemann, 1828

80.

Tetraclitella purpurascens

81.

Morwong fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)

82.

Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867

83.

Pelargonium australe

84.

Asparagus scandens

85.

Gladiolus × hortulanus

86.

Coprosma repens

87.

Scarabaeoidea

88.

Aplysia argus

89.

Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786

90.

Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

91.

Eudistoma constrictum

92.

Anoplognathus olivieri

93.

Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)

94.

Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC.

95.

Olearia tomentosa (J.C.Wendl.) DC.

96.

Wahlenbergia

97.

Zieria littoralis J.A.Armstr.

98.

Goodenia ovata Sm.

99.

Lantana camara

100.

Melaleuca armillaris armillaris

101.

Anthochaera chrysoptera

102.

Nectria wilsoni Shepherd & Hodgkin, 1966

103.

Acanthurus

104.

Pseudogoniistius nigripes (Richardson, 1850)

105.

Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852

106.

Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865

107.

Botrylloides magnicoecus

108.

Monacanthidae

109.

Plantae

110.

Sargassum

111.

Trachurus novaezelandiae

112.

Girella elevata

113.

Centropogon australis

114.

Hypselodoris obscura

115.

Dasyatidae

116.

Chaetodon vagabundus

117.

Chironemus marmoratus

118.

Notolabrus gymnogenis

119.

Platycephalus fuscus

120.

Rhaphiolepis indica

121.

Dipogon lignosus

122.

Cordyline australis

123.

Polygala myrtifolia

124.

Eubalichthys mosaicus

125.

Parablennius intermedius

126.

Parma unifasciata

127.

Monodactylus argenteus

128.

Prionurus microlepidotus

129.

Austracantha minax

130.

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

131.

Naso unicornis

132.

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus

133.

Aulactinia veratra

134.

Brachyura

135.

Hippocampus abdominalis

136.

Syphonota geographica

137.

Phaeophyceae

138.

Siganidae

139.

Urolophidae

140.

Gastropoda

141.

Animalia

142.

Myliobatiformes

143.

Girella tricuspidata

144.

Bassina pachyphylla

145.

Bankivia fasciata

146.

Octopodiformes

147.

Labridae

148.

Porifera

149.

Padina

150.

Haematopus longirostris

151.

Charadrius bicinctus

152.

Microcarbo melanoleucos

153.

Pelecanus conspicillatus

154.

Trygonorrhina dumerilii

155.

Trygonorrhina fasciata

156.

Dicotylichthys punctulatus

157.

Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)

158.

Derocephalus angusticollis Enderlein, 1922

159.

Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)

160.

Lamprolina Baly, 1855

161.

Jania micrarthrodia J.V.Lamouroux

162.

Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826

163.

Ctenomorpha marginipennis Gray & G.R., 1833

164.

Eulamprus quoyii (Duméril & Bibron, 1824)

165.

Insects - Beetles

166.

Endoxyla Herrich-Schäffer, 1858

167.

Dolichopodidae

168.

Chrysolopus spectabilis (Fabricius & J.C., 1775)

169.

Boreoides Hardy, 1920

170.

Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)

171.

Diptera

172.

Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854

173.

Boreoides subulatus Hardy, 1920

174.

Geoplanidae

175.

Maratus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1881)

176.

Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)

177.

Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)

178.

Plantago lanceolata L.

179.

Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)

180.

Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896

181.

Oulactis

182.

Girella elevata Macleay, 1881

183.

Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus

184.

Charadrius ruficapillus Temminck, 1821

185.

Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)

186.

Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)

187.

Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)

188.

Nerita melanotragus E.A.Smith, 1884

189.

Saccostrea glomerata

190.

Balanus trigonus

191.

Eulamprus

192.

Arachnids

193.

Insects - Flies

194.

Notomithrax ursus

195.

Ascidiacea

196.

Girella

197.

Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

198.

Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)

199.

Solanum americanum Mill.

200.

Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)

201.

Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824

202.

Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)

203.

Lonicera japonica Thunb.

204.

Kennedia rubicunda (Schneev.) Vent.

205.

Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.

206.

Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)

207.

Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901

208.

Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon, 2008

209.

Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758

210.

Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810

211.

Coleoptera

212.

Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)

213.

Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789

Top People

greenlizz

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Savage

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libbyhepburn

{:id=>"30838", :score=>1280.0, :observations_count=>24, :species_count=>24, :percentage=>"6.26"}

kerrynwood

{:id=>"649714", :score=>920.0, :observations_count=>10, :species_count=>10, :percentage=>"4.50"}

Liz Allen

{:id=>"37605", :score=>860.0, :observations_count=>43, :species_count=>30, :percentage=>"4.21"}

Cathie

{:id=>"4390", :score=>742.0, :observations_count=>7, :species_count=>7, :percentage=>"3.63"}

Panterranist

{:id=>"54565", :score=>703.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"3.44"}

leo_in_merimbula

{:id=>"180747", :score=>460.0, :observations_count=>7, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"2.25"}

matthewlh

{:id=>"3847853", :score=>420.0, :observations_count=>21, :species_count=>16, :percentage=>"2.05"}

10.

jackiemiles

{:id=>"3587396", :score=>400.0, :observations_count=>4, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"1.96"}

11.

Oatsnmills

{:id=>"28659", :score=>306.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"1.50"}

12.

obsr1133376

{:id=>nil, :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>15, :percentage=>"1.47"}

13.

bennybotany85

{:id=>"1305186", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"1.47"}

14.

obsr1504468

{:id=>nil, :score=>280.0, :observations_count=>14, :species_count=>9, :percentage=>"1.37"}

15.

obsr455214

{:id=>nil, :score=>280.0, :observations_count=>14, :species_count=>14, :percentage=>"1.37"}

16.

obsr553621

{:id=>nil, :score=>240.0, :observations_count=>12, :species_count=>12, :percentage=>"1.17"}

17.

jay518

{:id=>"5221632", :score=>200.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.98"}

18.

obsr505050

{:id=>nil, :score=>160.0, :observations_count=>8, :species_count=>8, :percentage=>"0.78"}

19.

obsr865085

{:id=>nil, :score=>160.0, :observations_count=>8, :species_count=>8, :percentage=>"0.78"}

20.

lesyork

{:id=>"1411270", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>6, :percentage=>"0.59"}

21.

Testronaut

{:id=>"55685", :score=>110.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.54"}

22.

monicahicks

{:id=>"4762321", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

23.

jinyan

{:id=>"2623838", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

24.

harveylam

{:id=>"6366596", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

25.

cathie1

{:id=>"421990", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

26.

meet_me_underwater

{:id=>"6250413", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

27.

numbat

{:id=>"3877165", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

28.

julapy

{:id=>"762045", :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.49"}

29.

Cathie

{:id=>"4390", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.29"}

30.

premjyoti

{:id=>"5491623", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.29"}

31.

Steve

{:id=>"7305154", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.29"}

32.

nickoshaw

{:id=>"2332637", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.20"}

33.

Nick Shaw

{:id=>"2332637", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.20"}

34.

ShinyBeetleMan

{:id=>"14856", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.20"}

35.

SupersTaryn

{:id=>"1965", :score=>26.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.13"}

36.

obsr488769

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

37.

jade_cw

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

38.

Raymond Daly

{:id=>"62485", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

39.

ashthetree

{:id=>"6815309", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

40.

sharigrist

{:id=>"6391153", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

41.

katechar

{:id=>"6371132", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

42.

tairodda

{:id=>"6004337", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

43.

coastalweedsproject

{:id=>"5566407", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

44.

cranky_cal

{:id=>"5264735", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

45.

brieze

{:id=>"4236668", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

46.

Savage

{:id=>"3889", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

47.

Oatsnmills

{:id=>"28659", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

48.

Vicki

{:id=>"3909460", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

49.

sheeprustler

{:id=>"5250381", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.10"}

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