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  This Year
  • Records:
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Total counts

  • Records: 1,646,924
  • Species: 14,862

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
    2026-09-17
    Knockreer
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-17
    Knockreer
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-09-17
    Thomastown Enfield Kildare
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
    2026-07-08
    Ballydehob
  • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
    2026-07-09
    Ballydehob
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-09
    Ballydehob
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-09
    Ballydehob
  • Philonthus cognatus
    2026-09-11
    Oulagh West
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-07-09
    Ballydehob
  • Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
    2026-07-09
    Ballymacredmond
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-07-09
    Ballymacredmond
  • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
    2026-07-09
    Ballymacredmond
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-07-09
    Ballymacredmond
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-09
    Ballymacredmond
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-07-10
    Ballydehob
  • Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria)
    2026-09-17
    Clonmacnoise
  • Gwynne's Mining Bee (Andrena bicolor)
    2026-07-10
    Ballydehob
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-07-11
    Ballydehob
  • Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata)
    2026-07-11
    Glengarriff
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-11
    Glengarriff
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2026-07-11
    Glengarriff
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
    2026-09-12
    Kilmagig Wood
  • Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    2026-09-17
    Bramblestown
  • Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Raven (Corvus corax)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
    2026-09-12
    Avoca Glen
  • Platycheirus scutatus
    2026-07-11
    Glengarriff
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-11
    Howth
  • Eristalis pertinax
    2026-07-11
    Glengarriff
  • Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
    2026-07-11
    Esk Mountain
  • Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa)
    2026-07-11
    Esk Mountain
  • Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
    2026-07-11
    Esk Mountain
  • Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
    2026-07-11
    Future Forests
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-11
    Gougane Barra
  • Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
    2026-07-11
    Gougane Barra
  • Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
    2026-07-11
    Gougane Barra
  • Leiobunum rotundum
    2026-07-11
    Gougane Barra
  • Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula)
    2026-07-11
    The Glen
  • Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
    2026-09-17
    Cockleshell Blennerville Co Kerry
  • Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula)
    2026-07-11
    The Glen
  • Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    2026-07-11
    The Glen
  • Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
    2026-07-11
    The Glen
  • Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
    2026-07-11
    The Glen
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-07-11
    The Glen
  • Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
    2026-07-12
    Gougane Barra
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-07-12
    Gougane Barra
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2026-07-13
    Ballyphehane
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-07-13
    Ballyphehane
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-07-14
    Ballyphehane
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-07-14
    Ballyphehane
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-07-14
    Ballyphehane
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    2026-07-17
    Ballyphehane
  • Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    2026-09-16
    Hillsborough
  • Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
    2026-07-18
    Ballyhass
  • Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
    2026-07-18
    Ballyhass
  • Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)
    2026-07-18
    Ballyhass
  • Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
    2026-07-18
    Ballyhass
  • Mitopus morio
    2026-07-19
    The Glen
  • Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
    2026-07-19
    The Glen
  • Zebra Spider (Salticus)
    2026-07-19
    Ballyphehane
  • White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)
    2026-09-16
    Kilkelly
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-07-22
    Kinsale
  • Eristalis tenax
    2026-07-22
    Kinsale
  • Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
    2026-07-22
    Kinsale
  • Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
    2026-07-22
    Kinsale
  • Obscure Neb (Oxypteryx immaculatella)
    2025-08-08
    Derricunihy
  • Black-headed Pollen-moth (Micropterix mansuetella)
    2025-04-29
    Muckross
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
    2026-09-17
    Corconnelly clones co monaghan
  • Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
    2026-09-17
    Corconnelly clones co monaghan
  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
    2026-09-17
    Grange castle business park
  • Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
    2026-09-17
    Ballymachola
  • Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
    2026-09-17
    Ballymachola
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-09-17
    Ballymachola
  • 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)
    2026-09-16
    Derryvarroge, Donadea
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-17
    Rear garden - under hedge
  • Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Redshank (Tringa totanus)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Eriophyes tiliae
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
    2026-08-31
    Rail Park, Maynooth
  • Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Smooth Sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • London Plane (Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Field Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Lime (Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)986
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)971
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)867
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)716
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)669
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)413
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)329
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)328
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)296
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)280
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1648
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1196
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1158
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1097
    Peacock (Inachis io)684
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)249
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)233
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)220
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)214
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)171
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)600
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)514
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)421
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)275
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)243
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1050
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)691
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)576
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)532
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)527
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)190
    Eristalis tenax147
    Eristalis pertinax142
    Helophilus pendulus88
    Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)86
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)55
    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)3720
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1534
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1027
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)933
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)360

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