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  This Year
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Total counts

  • Records: 1,652,534
  • Species: 14,893

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
    2026-09-30
    Cloncreen Bog, Cloncrane
  • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
    2026-09-30
    Cork City (Gurranabraher)
  • Prickly Heath (Gaultheria mucronata)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Northern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Ragged-Robin (Silene flos-cuculi)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-30
    Tintern Abbey
  • Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
    2026-07-17
    Raven Wood NR
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-07-20
    Killiane
  • Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula)
    2026-07-22
    Killiane
  • Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
    2026-09-30
    Balbriggan
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-30
    Ballindrait
  • Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
    2026-09-28
    Sallystown
  • Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
    2026-09-26
    Kilcullen
  • Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
    2026-09-30
    Killybegs
  • The Prince (Agaricus augustus)
    2026-09-30
    Summerhill Wood
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-25
    Raheen, Clonroche
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-30
    Killybandrick, Redhills Cavan
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
    2026-09-24
    Greystones
  • Northern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)
    2026-07-08
    Dun Luiche
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-09-30
    The Tenters
  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    2026-09-20
    Sean Walsh Park
  • Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
    2026-09-20
    Sean Walsh Park
  • Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    2026-09-20
    Whitestown Greenway
  • Toad Spider (Nuctenea umbratica)
    2026-09-30
    Dromore Woods
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-09-30
    Barmeath
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-09-30
    Barmeath
  • Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
    2026-09-11
    Dodder Linear Park
  • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    2026-09-06
    Glenasmole
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-30
    Dromore Woods
  • Sand Gaper (Mya arenaria)
    2026-09-30
    Fenit
  • Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    2026-09-06
    Glenasmole
  • Great Tit (Parus major)
    2026-09-06
    Glenasmole
  • Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
    2026-09-06
    Glenasmole
  • Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
    2026-09-25
    The Tenters
  • Shaggy Soldier (Galinsoga quadriradiata)
    2026-09-25
    The Tenters
  • Butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii)
    2026-09-25
    The Tenters
  • Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
    2026-09-25
    The Tenters
  • Large Bindweed (Calystegia silvatica)
    2026-09-13
    Dodder Linear Park
  • Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
    2026-09-13
    Dodder Linear Park
  • Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
    2026-09-07
    River Liffey Chapelizod
  • Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
    2026-09-07
    River Liffey Chapelizod
  • Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
    2026-09-07
    River Liffey Chapelizod
  • Fat-hen (Chenopodium album)
    2026-09-01
    River Liffey Islandbridge
  • Common Field-speedwell (Veronica persica)
    2026-09-01
    River Liffey Islandbridge
  • Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)
    2026-09-01
    River Liffey Islandbridge
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-09-30
    Clontyglass
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-30
    Clonmel
  • Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera crocata)
    2026-09-23
    Rush
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
    2026-09-30
    lullymore east
  • Wild Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
    2026-09-30
    Shinglis
  • Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
    2026-09-30
    Pigeonstown
  • Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
    2026-09-30
    Shinglis
  • Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
    2026-09-30
    Dublin Airport
  • Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
    2026-09-30
    Dublin Airport
  • Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
    2026-09-30
    Shinglis bog
  • Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    2026-09-30
    lullymore east
  • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
    2026-09-30
    Minane Bridge
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    2026-08-31
    Beresford Place
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-09-05
    Rockfield Park
  • Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
    2026-09-11
    Bunavalla
  • Trigger Fish (Balistes carolinensis)
    2026-09-30
    Clonakilty
  • Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
    2026-09-08
    Rockfield Park
  • Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
    2026-09-12
    Sandymount Strand
  • Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    2026-09-12
    Rockfield Park
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-09-12
    Rockfield Park
  • Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
    2026-09-13
    Merrion Square
  • Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
    2026-09-17
    Newtown Park
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-08-10
    Rockfield Park
  • Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
    2026-09-30
    Caragh Lake
  • Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
    2026-08-25
    Arbour Hill Graveyard
  • Asplenium obovatum subsp. lanceolatum
    2026-09-30
    Caragh Kake
  • Aster tripolium var. discoideus
    2026-09-30
    Caragh Kake
  • Irish Hare (Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus)
    2026-09-30
    Killeen Golf Club
  • Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
    2026-09-28
    Gurteen
  • Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
    2026-09-05
    Barnahask, Curracloe
  • Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    2026-09-30
    Balinasloe Co Galway
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-29
    Ballinacurra
  • Annual Wall-rocket (Diplotaxis muralis)
    2026-09-30
    lullymore East, Kildare
  • Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
    2026-09-27
    ardmore cliff walk
  • 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
    2014-04-27
    Newtown Park
  • Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
    2026-09-30
    Killeen Golf Club. 5th fairway
  • Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
    2026-09-30
    Lisdonowley
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-09-30
    Dundalk
  • Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
    2026-09-30
    The Castle Lake Bailieborough
  • Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
    2026-09-30
    wellmount crescent finglas west dublin
  • Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Ruddy Highflyer (Hydriomena ruberata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Early Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx carpinata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh
  • Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata)
    2026-05-03
    Coolnagearagh

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)1007
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)1007
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)873
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)725
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)690
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)421
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)344
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)330
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)309
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)288
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1677
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1277
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1181
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1150
    Peacock (Inachis io)703
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)283
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)233
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)222
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)215
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)175
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)633
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)525
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)432
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)277
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)251
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1109
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)757
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)606
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)561
    Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)556
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)209
    Eristalis tenax166
    Eristalis pertinax145
    Helophilus pendulus98
    Syrphus ribesii97
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)57
    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)3808
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1613
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1056
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)959
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)374

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