Final stop on the first City Nature Challenge day was a loop through Onkaparinga River National Park, starting at Gate 11 on Piggott Range Rd, following the fire track along the ridge and back along Sundew Ridge Hike.
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Second stop on the first City Nature Challenge day was Onkaparinga River Recreation Park. I took a short loop from the Commercial Road entrance, skirting a couple of wetland ponds and along the river’s edge, in the hope of spotting a few estuary birds, in particular the Black Swan.
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During the City Nature Challenge 2022 I ran the UV light and moth sheet over 3 full nights taking a total of 208 observations covering 71 species.
Light: 50W UV CFL 71460
Direction: Sheet facing South-East
Runtime: 3 full nights (29th/30th April & 1st May).
Observations: 208
Species: 84
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I started off the City Nature Challenge 2022 with an early morning hike around a section of Hallett Cove CP that I rarely visit. Starting at the end of South Avenue I headed South along a vehicle track. Part way along, the track branches and heads through some remnant vegetation overlooking the sloping cliffs toward the ocean.
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Back in October 2021 I detailed my BioBlitz history and set a few goals for the 2021 Great Southern BioBlitz. With the 2022 City Nature Challenge almost here, it’s certainly time for me to wrap-up my GSB2021 with a summary of activities, finally get around to filing the photos, and decide on my CNC2022 plans.
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The City Nature Challenge 2022 starts in 30 days. The Greater Adelaide region will be participation for the third year running.
If you’re participating for the first time, check out the City Nature Challenge rundown by Ferox Australis and this previous post on Epistemic Curiosity.
Before the challenge starts, head over to iNaturalist and join the City Nature Challenge 2022: Greater Adelaide project, and the global City Nature Challenge umbrella project.
Check out previous results from 2020 and 2021 to see what species were found in previous years.
To participate, you don’t need to travel far and wide searching for rare species. You own backyard holds an amazing array of species. But if you’re looking for somewhere interesting to visit, check out the list below.
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The City Nature Challenge has been running since 2016 when it was started as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco to record urban biodiversity using the iNaturalist platform. During a 7-day period, over 20,000 observations were made of 2500 species by over 1,000 participants. In 2017 the number of cities involved grew to 16, in 2018 it grew to 68 cities from various countries. In 2019 a full 159 cities participated and then 244 cities in 2020. Last year 419 cities participated from 44 countries, producing 1.27 million observations from 52,000 participants.
Continue readingWith the Great Southern BioBlitz 2021 approaching, I thought I’d review my City Nature Challenge and Great Southern BioBlitz history, and see if I can break some personal records during the GSB2021.
I’ve previously taken part in the City Nature Challenge 2020 with 1172 observations of 372 species, the Great Southern BioBlitz 2020 with 1440 observations of 461 species, and the City Nature Challenge 2021 with 1403 observations of 426 species.
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