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This Year
- Records:
- Species:
Total counts
- Records: 1,336,899
- Species: 13,694
Records per month (2024/2025)
Records per group (12 Months)
Recent record images
Common Cockle
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/cerastoderma_edule_39692298c6f015b0695e7b62cec99f89.jpg)
Curracloe
2024-12-15
Recorded by Rachel Mc Kenna
Acorn Barnacle
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/semibalanus_balanoides_e19a5b04ab9d457b524fff30f33f5488.jpg)
inverin
2024-10-19
Recorded by ABoyd
Blackbird
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/turdus_merula_c0e5d2ae48c76cdeddbb316f2581b0cb.jpg)
Carncash Farm, Carncash, Sligo
2025-01-03
Recorded by Darran Morris
Curlew
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/numenius_arquata_9dd88822b02b27e0678db6c568bb1c74.jpg)
Ballyvaughan
2024-12-16
Recorded by Rachel Mc Kenna
Cheilotrichia cinerascens
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/cheilotrichia_cinerascens_1c918385be9e378899a2b5383b6a8143.jpg)
Kilmolin
2024-10-30
Recorded by K. Finch
Eristalis arbustorum
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/eristalis_arbustorum_4c33b95da70b4cffc2324a8355ab6381.jpg)
Cloheen Strand Intake
2024-06-24
Recorded by K. Finch
Mute Swan
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/cygnus_olor_1c2ddcf1660709a1b2bfb160d81f08db.jpg)
Corragaun
2025-01-09
Recorded by Catriona Cunniffe
Common Limpet
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/patella_vulgata_15d0363097dd6cc3c6216d08c8a16fab.jpg)
Magilligan
2024-09-18
Recorded by David Craig
Eristalis arbustorum
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/eristalis_arbustorum_efa0a95b26c23833f0ce933e9037a704.jpg)
Lingstown Lower
2024-05-11
Recorded by K. Finch
Trichocera regelationis
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/trichocera_regelationis_68b635fcce37c31d64947aa11b3cddd8.jpg)
Ballycoyle
2024-11-02
Recorded by K. Finch
Honeycomb Worm
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/sabellaria_alveolata_dcb8ca17738a33c13c6981720ea59a69.jpg)
Garrarus Strand
2025-01-04
Recorded by Liam Lysaght
Pale Tussock
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/calliteara_pudibunda_6be1d7baa541d2e736d01e752c7fb861.jpg)
Seanphobal
2023-09-12
Recorded by Shona Macdonald
Canada Goose
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/branta_canadensis_144b9ffe246f541b6174db33e931cf4e.jpg)
Porthall
2025-01-12
Recorded by William McKean
Dunlin
![](https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/storage/record-images/calidris_alpina_2849a3f7f004a1c942723fb2cf3c8464.jpg)
Claddagh, Southpark
2025-01-04
Recorded by Kay Synott
Recent records
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)2025-01-23Waterford
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Gorse (Ulex europaeus)2025-01-23Ballyboden
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Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)2025-01-23Ballinacurra
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Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)2025-01-23Thomastown Enfield Kildare
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Pine Marten (Martes martes)2025-01-23Thomastown Enfield Kildare
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Redwing (Turdus iliacus)2025-01-23Honeywell Park
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Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)2025-01-23drummin
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Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)2025-01-23Boyne valley
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Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)2025-01-23Douglas
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Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)2025-01-23Ballinacurra Limerick
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Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)2025-01-23Kilmore Quay
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Irish Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica)2024-05-18Culfadda
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Pine Marten (Martes martes)2025-01-23Dungannon
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Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)2023-04-16Glendalough
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Goosander (Mergus merganser)2023-04-16Lower Lake, Glendalough
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Fox (Vulpes vulpes)2025-01-2217, Shantalla road
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Knot (Calidris canutus)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Curlew (Numenius arquata)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)2025-01-22Clontarf
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Fox (Vulpes vulpes)2025-01-22Killiney Hill Road
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)2025-01-22Sligo
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Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)2025-01-22Sligo
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Blunt Gaper (Mya truncata)2025-01-22Lower Rosses
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Peppery Furrow Shell (Scrobicularia plana)2025-01-22Lower Rosses
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Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)2025-01-22Lower Rosses
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Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)2025-01-22Lower Rosses
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)2025-01-22Lower Rosses
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Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)2025-01-22Ballybunion
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Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)2025-01-22Ballybunion
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White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Flame (Axylia putris)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa form gallicus)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Dark Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Marbled Minor (Oligia strigilis)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Flame (Axylia putris)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)2025-01-22Churchtown
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Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella)2025-01-22Galley Cove, Crookhaven
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Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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White-pinion Spotted (Lomographa bimaculata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)2024-06-08Berkeley Forest House
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Curlew (Numenius arquata)2025-01-22Crookhaven
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Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)2025-01-22Portmore
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Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)2025-01-22Portmore
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Coal Tit (Periparus ater)2025-01-22Portmore
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Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)2025-01-22Portmore
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Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides)2025-01-22Portmore
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Scaly Male-fern (Dryopteris affinis)2025-01-20Selshion
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Hart's-tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium)2025-01-20Selshion
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Holly (Ilex aquifolium)2025-01-20Selshion
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Yew (Taxus baccata)2025-01-20Selshion
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Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)2025-01-20Selshion
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Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna)2025-01-22Drumcree
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Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis)2025-01-22Kinlo
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Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)2025-01-22Skilgnaban
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Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)2025-01-22Skilgnaban
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European Otter (Lutra lutra)2025-01-22Carrigeen, Kinsale
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Mycetophila ornata nomen nudum2025-01-21Curtlestown Lower
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Bradysia fimbricauda2025-01-21Curtlestown Lower
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Trichocera annulata2025-01-21Curtlestown Lower
Most recorded
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Bird
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) 202 Blackbird (Turdus merula) 180 Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) 150 Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 138 Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 120 -
Flowering plant
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) 32 Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) 32 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) 31 Ivy (Hedera helix) 26 Gorse (Ulex europaeus) 20 -
Butterfly
Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) 7 Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 5 Wall (Lasiommata megera) 3 Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) 2 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 2 -
Dragonfly (Odonata)
Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) 3 Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) 3 Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) 2 Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea) 1 Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) 1 -
Hymenopteran
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) 9 Andricus kollari 6 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) 2 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) 2 Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) 1 -
Moth
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 21 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 19 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 19 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 18 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 18 -
True fly (Diptera)
Melanostoma scalare 62 Tipula oleracea 57 Erioconopa trivialis 54 Melanostoma mellinum 33 Helophilus pendulus 33 -
Marine mammal
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) 6 Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) 2 Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) 2 Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) 2 -
Terrestrial mammal
Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 190 Irish Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica) 99 European Otter (Lutra lutra) 42 Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) 28 Pine Marten (Martes martes) 22