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  This Year
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Total counts

  • Records: 1,647,387
  • Species: 14,866

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
    2026-09-19
    Killoran
  • Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    2026-09-19
    Ballynaslee
  • Stenichneumon culpator
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2026-09-18
    Ballynaslee
  • Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
    2026-09-18
    Barnland
  • Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)
    2026-09-18
    Barnland
  • Badger (Meles meles)
    2026-09-12
    Herbert Park, Dublin 4
  • Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
    2026-09-19
    Ballycastle, mayo
  • Dog-rose (Rosa canina)
    2026-09-18
    Lurgan
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
    2026-09-18
    Lurgan
  • Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
    2026-09-18
    Lurgan
  • Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
    2026-09-18
    Sprucefield
  • Glaucous Sedge (Carex flacca)
    2026-09-17
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-18
    Garryduff
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-06-18
    Timoleague
  • White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
    2026-06-25
    Dunworley
  • Bull's-horn Stem Moth (Ochsenheimeria urella)
    2026-07-07
    Ballyphehane
  • Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
    2026-05-24
    Lee Fields
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-09-09
    Curtlestown
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-05-24
    Lee Fields
  • Phalangium opilio
    2026-06-17
    Barry's Cove
  • Phalangium opilio
    2026-07-06
    Ballyphehane
  • Salticus scenicus
    2026-06-02
    Ballyphehane
  • Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini)
    2026-09-13
    Knockadoon
  • Pirata piraticus
    2026-07-03
    Mullingar
  • Hard Rush (Juncus inflexus)
    2026-09-14
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
    2026-09-17
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Eupeodes corollae
    2026-06-19
    Timoleague
  • Eristalis tenax
    2026-06-19
    Timoleague
  • Melanostoma scalare
    2026-06-30
    Ballydehob
  • Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
    2026-06-19
    Timoleague
  • Great Tit (Parus major)
    2026-06-27
    Ballydehob
  • Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
    2026-06-04
    Timoleague
  • Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
    2026-07-07
    Ballydehob
  • Chrysis terminata
    2026-06-19
    Timoleague
  • Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
    2026-05-24
    Lee Fields
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-06-21
    Widdy Island
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-06-22
    Ballyphehane
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-06-26
    Dunworley
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-06-26
    Dunworley
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-07-02
    Ballyphehane
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-08
    Ballydehob
  • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
    2026-07-08
    Ballydehob
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-18
    Donoughmore
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-09-12
    Hunters Hotel
  • Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
    2026-09-12
    Hunters Hotel
  • Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
    2026-09-18
    Castlefreke
  • Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
    2026-09-18
    Castlefreke
  • Pimpla rufipes
    2026-09-18
    Castlefreke
  • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
    2026-09-18
    Cork city
  • Milk White Brittlegill (Russula delica)
    2026-09-14
    Armagh city
  • Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris var. campestris)
    2026-09-14
    Armagh city
  • Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda)
    2026-09-14
    Armagh city
  • Badger (Meles meles)
    2026-09-18
    R448, Dungarvan
  • Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda)
    2026-09-17
    Ballyoran
  • Giant Polypore (Meripilus giganteus)
    2026-09-17
    Corbracky
  • Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius)
    2026-09-17
    Corbracky
  • Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
    2026-09-18
    Glen
  • Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
    2026-09-18
    Blackpool
  • Sphaerophoria scripta
    2026-09-18
    Blackpool
  • Metellina segmentata
    2026-09-17
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Marsh Foxtail (Alopecurus geniculatus)
    2026-09-18
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-18
    Keady
  • 14-spot Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata)
    2026-09-07
    ballaghboy
  • 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
    2026-09-07
    ballaghboy
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-18
    Brinny
  • Gorse Shieldbug (Piezodorus lituratus)
    2026-09-15
    ballaghboy
  • Hairy Shield bug (Dolycoris baccarum)
    2026-09-15
    ballaghboy
  • Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
    2026-09-15
    ballaghboy
  • Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
    2026-09-18
    Ratoath
  • Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
    2026-09-18
    st. helena's road finglas south dublin
  • Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
    2026-09-18
    finglas road near glasnevin cemetery dublin
  • Otter (Lutra lutra)
    2026-09-18
    Saula Achill
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)
    2026-09-18
    finglas road near glasnevin cemetery dublin
  • Bilbao Fleabane (Conyza bilbaoana)
    2026-09-18
    whitworth road near royal canal dublin
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-09-17
    wellmount crescent finglas west dublin
  • Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
    2026-09-18
    Ardmore Head
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-18
    Union Wood, Collooney, Co Sligo
  • Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
    2026-07-20
    Sligo/N4
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-06-09
    Hazelwood
  • Swift (Apus apus)
    2026-06-22
    Lough Lannagh Holiday Village, Castlebar
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-06-09
    Hazelwood
  • Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua)
    2022-08-12
    Gas Networks Ireland NSC Finglas
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-17
    Garryland
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-17
    Garryland
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-17
    Garryland
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-17
    Garryland
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-17
    Garryland
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2026-09-18
    Cuan Beo polytunnel
  • Xysticus
    2026-09-17
    Cloughjordan
  • 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)
    2026-09-18
    Cuan Beo
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-18
    Boharabreena reservoir
  • Butcher's-broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
    2026-09-18
    Portumna
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-09-16
    Knockmarshal
  • Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
    2026-09-14
    Kilmallock
  • Otter (Lutra lutra)
    2026-09-18
    Inch
  • Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
    2026-09-12
    Barnland
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-09-16
    Dundellerick East
  • Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
    2026-09-12
    Dundellerick East
  • Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata)
    2026-09-15
    Castleconor

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)987
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)975
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)868
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)717
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)671
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)413
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)333
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)328
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)298
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)280
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1652
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1210
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1160
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1104
    Peacock (Inachis io)685
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)250
    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)609
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)518
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)422
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)275
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)244
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1060
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)694
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)578
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)533
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)528
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)192
    Eristalis tenax148
    Eristalis pertinax142
    Helophilus pendulus90
    Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)87
  • 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)3736
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1543
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1033
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)936
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)362

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