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  This Year
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Total counts

  • Records: 1,648,062
  • Species: 14,873

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)
    2026-09-19
    Lurgan
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-14
    Knocks rossmore clonakilty
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-09
    Bandon co cork
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-20
    Gearagh rossmore clonakilty
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
    2026-09-20
    Blennerville Co Kerry
  • Marram (Ammophila arenaria)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay beach
  • Stenichneumon culpator
    2026-08-26
    Ballyvaughan
  • Sea Mayweed (Tripleurospermum maritimum)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay beach
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-09-20
    Rossmore
  • Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
    2026-07-14
    Castletown House, Celbridge
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-20
    R93f9x4
  • Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay beach
  • White Clover (Trifolium repens)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay beach
  • Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay beach
  • Marsh Ragwort (Senecio aquaticus)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay Beach
  • Wild Thyme (Thymus polytrichus)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay Beach
  • Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay Beach
  • Daisy (Bellis perennis)
    2026-07-07
    Glassagh Lower Bay Beach
  • Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)
    2026-09-20
    Lismore
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-20
    Kilfane
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-09-20
    Glencoum Wood
  • Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
    2026-09-20
    Glencoum Wood
  • Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    2026-09-20
    Glencoum Wood
  • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
    2026-09-20
    Lismore
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2026-09-20
    Ballinacurra
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-20
    Greenisland
  • Helina quadrinotata
    2026-09-20
    Bishopsquarter
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-20
    Kiltegan
  • Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
    2026-09-20
    Ongar
  • Large Birch Dot (Ectoedemia occultella)
    2026-09-19
    Turvey
  • Alder Kitten (Furcula bicuspis)
    2026-09-19
    Turvey
  • Silver-barred Birch Dot (Stigmella continuella)
    2026-09-19
    Turvey
  • Common Birch Leaf-miner (Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella)
    2026-09-19
    Turvey
  • Grey Birch Dot (Stigmella lapponica)
    2026-09-19
    Turvey
  • Blackthorn Leaf-miner (Phyllonorycter spinicolella)
    2026-09-19
    Turvey
  • Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
    2026-09-20
    Portnablagh
  • Dasineura urticae
    2026-09-20
    Patrickswell
  • Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Hard-fern (Blechnum spicant)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
    2026-09-19
    Dunmanway
  • Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis)
    2026-09-20
    Bishopsquarter
  • Forest Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes)
    2026-09-20
    Killybegs
  • Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore , Clonakilty
  • Sea Ivory (Ramalina siliquosa)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Xanthoria
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Rayed Trough Shell (Mactra stultorum)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Rock Sea-spurrey (Spergularia rupicola)
    2026-08-19
    Blackrock
  • Green Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Cuskeels (Ophidiidae)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Tellinacea
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
    2026-09-20
    Crucknagerragh Dungloe
  • Green Sea Urchin (Psammechinus miliaris)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Barnacle (Cirripedia)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Banded Venus (Clausinella fasciata)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Ceramium strictum sensu Harvey
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Grey Top Shell (Gibbula cineraria)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Rough Top Shell (Jujubinus exasperatus)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Rock Sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum)
    2026-08-19
    Blackrock
  • Marram (Ammophila arenaria)
    2026-09-20
    Lissadell
  • Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)
    2026-09-20
    Lissadell
  • Red Goosefoot (Chenopodium rubrum)
    2026-09-20
    Lissadell
  • Common Restharrow (Ononis repens)
    2026-09-20
    Bull Island
  • Silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum)
    2026-09-19
    Sligo
  • Seaside Pansy (Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii)
    2026-09-20
    Bull Island
  • Lesser Centaury (Centaurium pulchellum)
    2026-09-20
    Bull Island
  • Hare's-foot Clover (Trifolium arvense)
    2026-09-20
    Bull Island
  • Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Strawberry anemone (Actinia fragacea)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Common Razor Shell (Ensis ensis)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Gutweed (Enteromorpha intestinalis)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Spiral Wrack (Fucus spiralis)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Toothed Wrack (Fucus serratus)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Wig Wrack or Sea-loch Egg Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Polysiphonia lanosa
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Horned Wrack (Fucus ceranoides)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Polysiphonia lanosa
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Sugar Kelp (Laminaria saccharina)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
    2026-09-20
    Fenit
  • 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
    2026-09-20
    Fenit
  • Cuvie (Laminaria hyperborea)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Oarweed (Laminaria digitata)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Coral Weed (Corallina officinalis)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Channelled Wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Sea Beech (Delesseria sanguinea)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Honeycomb Worm (Sabellaria alveolata)
    2026-09-20
    Dunmore, Clonakilty
  • Metellina merianae
    2026-09-14
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton
  • Sea Scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton
  • Broad-clawed Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton
  • Common Brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton
  • Blue-rayed Limpet (Patella pellucida)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton
  • Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton
  • Common Blenny (Lipophrys pholis)
    2026-09-12
    Conger strand, Ballycotton

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)992
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)980
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)869
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)719
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)672
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)413
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)335
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)328
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)299
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)284
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1652
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1220
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1162
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1112
    Peacock (Inachis io)686
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)252
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)233
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)221
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)214
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)172
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)616
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)518
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)424
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)275
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)245
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1069
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)696
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)579
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)533
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)529
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)193
    Eristalis tenax149
    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)3754
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1551
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1037
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)936
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)364

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