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  This Year
  • Records:
  • Species:

Total counts

  • Records: 1,645,901
  • Species: 14,856

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

Recent record images

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Recent records

  • Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    2026-09-15
    Curragh Bridge
  • Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
    2026-09-15
    Derrydruel Upper
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-09-14
    Kilkee
  • Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria)
    2026-09-14
    Stamullan
  • Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
    2026-09-15
    Ratoath
  • Narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea)
    2026-09-15
    Clonmacnoise
  • Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica)
    2026-09-15
    Clonmacnoise
  • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
    2026-09-15
    Clonmacnoise
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
    2026-09-15
    Clonmacnoise
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-15
    Killurin
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-15
    Cruagh Road
  • money spiders (Linyphiidae)
    2026-09-14
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Allygus mixtus
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Rusty Dot (Udea ferrugalis)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Common Marble (Celypha lacunana)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • White-shouldered Ochre (Ypsolopha parenthesella)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
    2025-09-01
    Carrigmore
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-14
    Tuam, Glass Avenue
  • House Mouse (Mus musculus)
    2026-09-14
    Newbridge
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-14
    Stillorgan / Leopardstown
  • Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)
    2026-09-14
    Lyranes
  • Parakontikia ventrolineata
    2026-09-14
    Tralee
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-09-14
    Aglish
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-09-14
    Rathnure
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-14
    Bellaghy
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-07
    Glounthaune
  • Bay Bolete (Imleria badia)
    2026-09-12
    Brackagh
  • Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)
    2026-09-12
    Brackagh
  • Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare)
    2026-09-12
    Brackagh
  • Crested Coral (Clavulina coralloides)
    2026-09-12
    Brackagh
  • Box Tree Moth (Box Moth)
    2026-09-02
    Galtymore Road. Dublin 12
  • Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    2026-09-14
    Carruth Roundabout, Drimnagh, Dublin 12.
  • Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
    2026-09-14
    Killamaun, Mohill
  • Weeping Willow (Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis)
    2026-09-14
    Charlemont Street near The Barge
  • Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
    2026-09-14
    Lisdonowley
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-09-14
    Newcastle, Co Wicklow
  • Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    2026-09-14
    Newcastle, Co Wicklow
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    2026-09-14
    Newcastle, Co Wicklow
  • Horse Leech (Haemopis sanguisuga)
    2026-09-14
    Barberstown
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2026-09-14
    Naul
  • Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    2026-09-14
    Carriganore
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-14
    Stoneleigh, Naas, Co Kildare
  • Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
    2026-09-14
    Dungarvan
  • Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
    2026-09-14
    Tullynally castlepollsrd
  • Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Bordered Straw Sober (Mesophleps ochracella)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Buff Footman (Eilema depressa)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Dark Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
    2026-07-03
    swords
  • Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Smoky Wave (Scopula ternata)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate
  • Garden Straw (Agapeta hamana)
    2026-07-01
    turvey ave donabate

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)982
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)966
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)867
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)716
    Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)665
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)413
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)328
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)324
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)292
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)277
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1644
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1179
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1145
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1078
    Peacock (Inachis io)677
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)242
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)231
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)217
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)212
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)167
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)588
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)510
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)417
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)274
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)240
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1040
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)680
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)573
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)531
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)522
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)186
    Eristalis pertinax141
    Eristalis tenax139
    Helophilus pendulus84
    Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)82
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)53
    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)3708
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1519
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1024
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)930
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)357

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