Diario del proyecto Great Southern Bioblitz 2022 - Overberg

We have 14 days to upload until the 14th of November. Please try have it all done before 8 November. Uploading is half of the work, Identifying follows and must also be done by 14 Novemeber.

When uploading, don’t spend too much time trying to identify your observations. Identify to the level you are most comfortable at. Family or genus level, even unknowns are perfectly fine. The experts will take it further and help your observations reach research grade. Please don’t use a buddy system, we aim for quality data.

Remember to keep checking your observations every couple of days as ID-ers will give you suggestions that you need to react to (or not if you don’t know).

Don't forget to vote for the best observations. To vote, simply click the FAVE button (below the map on any observation or in the identify tool see bottom left panel)

Enjoy this is a very exciting part of the GSB.

For this next step, we need much help from all our expert ID-ers. The Identify tool gives the best experience for ID-ing. (Select identify on the top menu bar on the website)

Important filters to use:

• Project: Great Southern Bioblitz 2022 Overberg (This will automatically include Theewaterskloof, Swellendam area and Bredasdorp area)
• Categories: Unknown taxa (see leaf with ?), plants (see leaf) and any other taxa (bird etc.)
• Quality grade: Casual and Need ID

• Dates 28 Oct to 31 Oct
  Then update or reset filters

Alternatively, if you rather want to work with links, here goes:

• link to fix CORRECT FAMILIES:
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&iconic_taxa=unknown&project_id=134776&d1=2022-10-28

• link to find observations that NEED ID:
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&iconic_taxa=Plantae&project_id=134776&d1=2022-10-28&d2=2022-10-31

This is that fabulous part of the GSB where experts and observers engage!

Instructions for the identification phase of the Great Southern Bioblitz 2022 can be found here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/72170-and-now-what

Fore the latest updates, if you have not already, please join https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2022-southern-africa-umbrella

We are heading into the specialist phase in 4th place in southern Africa with 10200 observations : 48% of the Overberg’s observations are at research grade but 5200 observations still need ID’s.

With 4 days until the deadline, the stats for the 3 areas making up the Overberg look as follows:

• Bredasdorp area: 53% research grade, 2009 observations still need ID’s.
• Theewaterskloof: 46% research grade, 2353 observations still need ID’s
• Swellendam area: 39% research grade, 915 observations still need ID’s

We now need our area specialists to help us with the final ID’s:

• See how to use the identify tool here: https://vimeo.com/246153496
• Unknown taxa (Filter for place:your area, tag your specialist family or genus): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&iconic_taxa=unknown&project_id=134776&d1=2022-10-28&d2=2022-10-31
• Needs ID (Filter for place:your area, tag your specialist family or genus): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&iconic_taxa=Plantae&project_id=134776&d1=2022-10-28&d2=2022-10-31
• Help also check & correct ID’s

Must read Umbrella journal: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/138564/journal/72508

Can't wait to see you all at the finish line!

The Overberg earned 5th place in the overall international GSB and 4th place in the southern Africa GSB. This was Overberg’s first Bioblitz and this outcome is a very exciting! Thanks to all for helping us make 10294 observations of 1897 species!

Overberg Stats:

• 93 Observers took part
• Biodiversity species: 75% plants, 11% insects, 6% birds, 2% mammals, 2% spiders, 1% fungi, 1% mollusks
• 54% of observations obtained research grade
• 9% of species were of threatened species
• an average of 20 species p. observer

You can see all the final results here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2022-southern-africa-umbrella/journal