As Day 2 of the Great Southern BioBlitz 2025 draws to a close across the Pacific...
Our numbers continue to climb, biodiversity is being discovered, photographed, and shared across the Southern Hemisphere at an incredible pace! 🌿📸 And we’re only halfway through the weekend — with South America and Africa barely underway, there’s still so much more to come! 🌍
📊 Current Stats (Day 2)
🔹 56,193 Observations
🔹 11,685 Species
🔹 1,451 Identifiers
🔹 4,331 Observers
For comparison, in 2024 the BioBlitz finished with:🌿 267,589 Observations🪶 27,014 Species🔬 6,391 Identifiers👣 9,322 Observers
We’re well on our way — and it’s only Day 2! 🙌Every photo, every ID, and every observation helps build a clearer picture of the life that surrounds us, uniting nature lovers, scientists, and citizen scientists across the globe.
🦋🌱 Most Commonly Recorded Species So Far:
1️⃣ Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen): 143 observations
2️⃣ Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera): 136 observations
3️⃣ Rough Rock Crab (Nectocarcinus integrifrons): 133 observations
4️⃣ Bluefin Leatherjacket (Thamnaconus degeni): 124 observations
5️⃣ Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata): 104 observations
6️⃣ Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum): 84 observations
7️⃣ Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus): 79 observations
8️⃣ Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata): 77 observations
9️⃣ Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata): 75 observations
🔟 Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata): 72 observations
It’s inspiring to see such a mix of native wildlife, coastal species, and flowering plants among the top observations, showing just how diverse our environments are, from the bush and coastlines to city gardens and beyond. 🌿🌊🏙️
📲 Keep exploring, uploading, and identifying on iNaturalist, and let’s see how far we can go together by the end of the weekend!
What's your favourite record of the GSB2025?
I think Craig Loechel is probably in the running with several of his records
see all the favourites here https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2025-umbrella?tab=stats
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