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  This Year
  • Records:
  • Species:

Total counts

  • Records: 1,655,089
  • Species: 14,909

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    2026-10-07
    Bluebell
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    2026-10-07
    Oranmore
  • Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    2026-10-07
    Craigavon
  • Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber)
    2026-10-06
    Cobh
  • Cicadella viridis
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Chrysolina banksii
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Lonchoptera lutea
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Dexiosoma caninum
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Oligolophus hanseni
    2026-10-06
    Ballymaley
  • Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
    2026-10-07
    Coan
  • Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
    2026-09-11
    Buckroney SAC
  • Upright Coral (Ramaria stricta)
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Tree Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria)
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Ricasolia virens
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
    2026-10-06
    Gallagh
  • Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    2026-10-06
    Gallagh
  • Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    2026-10-06
    Gallagh
  • Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    2026-10-06
    Gallagh
  • Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
    2026-10-07
    Howth
  • Dryomyza anilis
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    2026-10-06
    Gallagh
  • Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)
    2026-10-07
    Howth
  • Common Green Capsid (Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus)
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    2026-10-07
    Grattanstown
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-10-07
    Howth
  • Valenzuela flavidus
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    2026-10-07
    Grattanstown
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-10-07
    Howth
  • Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Allantus cinctus
    2026-10-03
    Ards Forest Park
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
    2026-10-07
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)
    2026-10-07
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-10-07
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)
    2026-10-07
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
    2026-10-07
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-10-04
    Howth
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-10-07
    Umgola
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-10-07
    Callan
  • Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
    2026-08-24
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)
    2026-08-22
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)
    2026-08-22
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
    2026-08-22
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
    2026-08-22
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Rusty Dot (Udea ferrugalis)
    2026-08-22
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
    2026-08-22
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Rusty Dot (Udea ferrugalis)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
    2026-08-21
    Knockdromaclogh
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-10-07
    Drangan Co. Tipperary
  • Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
    2026-10-07
    Drangan Co. Tipperary
  • Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)
    2026-10-04
    Glenbower Wood, Killeagh
  • Pleated Inkcap (Parasola plicatilis)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Blackening Waxcap (Hygrocybe conica)
    2026-10-03
    Portadown
  • Plums And Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans)
    2026-10-04
    Lacken
  • Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
    2026-10-04
    Lacken
  • Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    2026-10-07
    Terryland
  • Larch Bolete (Suillus grevillei)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Brown Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum)
    2026-10-04
    Lacken
  • Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. muscaria)
    2026-10-04
    Lacken
  • White Fibrecap (Inocybe geophylla)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Deathcap (Amanita phalloides)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Sulphur Knight (Tricholoma sulphureum var. sulphureum)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
    2026-10-03
    Loughgall
  • Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus)
    2026-10-07
    Loughgall
  • Tawny Funnel (Paralepista flaccida)
    2026-09-30
    Portmore
  • Goosander (Mergus merganser)
    2026-10-07
    Broadlough
  • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
    2026-10-07
    Broadlough
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
    2026-10-07
    Lusk
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
    2026-10-07
    Cornafulla Bog
  • Two-toothed Door Snail (Clausilia (Clausilia) bidentata)
    2026-10-07
    Killybegs
  • Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)
    2026-10-04
    Tymon Park, Dublin
  • Charlock (Sinapis arvensis)
    2026-10-04
    Tymon Park, Dublin
  • Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
    2026-10-04
    Tymon Park, Dublin
  • Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
    2026-10-03
    Tymon Park, Dublin

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)1023
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)1016
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)878
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)729
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)695
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)424
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)351
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)331
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)317
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)292
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1685
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1306
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1188
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1168
    Peacock (Inachis io)712
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)285
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)233
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)222
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)215
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)176
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)654
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)534
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)434
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)278
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)253
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1158
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)780
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)635
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)585
    Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)583
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)218
    Eristalis tenax176
    Eristalis pertinax148
    Helophilus pendulus104
    Syrphus ribesii98
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)58
    Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)27
    Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)10
    Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)9
    Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)7
  • Terrestrial mammal
    Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)3855
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1664
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1068
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)971
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)380

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