Great Southern Bioblitz 2024: TASMANIA's Journal

If you're already looking forward to the next big bioBlitz, it's time to register for the global City Nature Challenge, happening in April 2025.
https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/about

GSB2024 Tasmania now has over 2100 observations, but over 1000 of these still need an ID to species level, or a second ID to reach "research grade."

Use the filter to choose categories you are most confident IDing. Ask nicely if you need more information about the observation.

All observations need to be uploaded and IDed by 7 October.

This link should take you to all observations that need ID:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2024-tasmania&quality_grade=needs_id

We've just passed the 2000 observations mark!

But if you know someone who was out on the weekend and took some photos of plants, animals and fungi, but didn't know about the BioBlitz, they can still upload and ID them until 7 October.

So long as the observation took place between Fri 20-Mon 23 Sep.

Now is a great time to look at the posts of others and help ID them as much as you can. Here's a link to the posts the need ID. You can filter these by mammals, birds, fungi, spiders etc.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2024-tasmania&quality_grade=needs_id

Tassie is currently sitting at 22nd on the leaderboard, with some great international company!

Today is the last day to make observations - anything observed up until midnight will count, and they must be uploaded and IDed by 7 October (more on that later!)

Check out the international leaderboard here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2024-umbrella

Last weekend day, but Monday is still counted! Head out and take some more photos &/sound recordings of your neighbourhood diversity today.

At 8:30am, Tasmania has 870 observations of 427 species. There are 98 people who have generously IDed observations. And 82 observers (but only 25 have joined the project!). That's over 10 observations per observer, on average, with the leader having made 83 observations.

Want to see the biodiversity captured at Tamar NRM & Launceston Field Naturists BioBlitz day at Skemps? This link should take you there:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2024-09-20&d2=2024-09-22&nelat=-41.284965484891536&nelng=147.39529714521106&swlat=-41.30269957889564&swlng=147.33779058393176

Don't forget to upload your photos and sound recordings to iNat to make your observations count - iNat is a platform that values evidence based, community verified observation.

If you're in the north, @Tamar NRM is running a field day at Skemps, and tonight is Moth Night at home - more on that as it gets dark!

Please join the iNat project - it will put a "project badge" on all of your observations, for this weekend only. This helps raise awareness of the event. And invite your friends, family and foes!

On the first day of the #GSB2024, try to make at least FIVE observations; pigeons in your park, weeds in your garden. More is great, but FIVE is a solid start.

KEY LINKS:

iNat website and app to download: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/

iNat FAQ: https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/folders/151000547684

GSB website: https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/how-to-participate-in-the-gsb

Tasmanian #GSB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsbioblitz_tas/
Tasmanian #GSB facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatsouthernbioblitztasmania

Tasmanian project - join up! https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2024-tasmania

Want to check the Regional Leaderboard?
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2024-umbrella

When you fill in "what did you see", even if you're not sure of the species, add a category like bird, fish, spider or plant to help your observation reach ID.
And change the location as necessary.
iNat FAQ:
https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/folders/151000547684

iNat website and app to download:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/

GSB website:
https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/how-to-participate-in-the-gsb

Tasmanian project - join up! Joining puts a #GSB2024 project badge on your observations.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2024-tasmania

How to take part in the #GSB2024:
https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/how-to-participate-in-the-gsb

iNaturalist - website and app to download:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/

New to iNat? FAQ:
https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/folders/151000547684

If you have questions, please comment below.

Tamar NRM will be hosting a day of BioBlitz activities at Launceston Field Naturalists' property, Skemp's Field Centre on Saturday 21.

Register here: https://www.tamarnrm.com.au/event-details-registration/bioblitz-2024

And more info available on their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/TamarNRM15