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  This Year
  • Records:
  • Species:

Total counts

  • Records: 1,640,134
  • Species: 14,820

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
    2026-09-02
    Howth
  • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
    2026-09-02
    Howth
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-02
    Garden
  • Stenichneumon culpator
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Limnephilus affinis
    2026-09-02
    Fenit
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-02
    Claregalway
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-02
    Midleton
  • 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Peacock (Inachis io)
    2026-08-28
    Couravoughil, Clifden
  • Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
    2026-09-02
    Muckros head
  • Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
    2026-09-02
    Roundstone
  • Yellow-wort (Blackstonia perfoliata)
    2026-09-02
    Roundstone
  • Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
    2026-09-02
    Roundstone
  • Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
    2026-09-02
    Roundstone
  • Autumn Lady's-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis)
    2026-09-02
    Roundstone
  • Zebra Spider (Salticus)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-02
    Turloughmore
  • Melanostoma scalare
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-09-02
    High Road
  • Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • White-barred Alder Dot (Stigmella glutinosae)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2026-09-02
    Bramblestown
  • Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
    2026-05-07
    Craigavon
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-09-01
    Killorglin
  • Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    2026-08-10
    Lurgan
  • Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Water-plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
    2026-08-16
    Lurgan
  • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
    2026-09-02
    Skibereen
  • Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    2026-08-21
    Lurgan
  • Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
    2026-08-23
    Craigavon
  • Sericomyia silentis
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    2026-08-31
    Lurgan
  • Silpha tristis
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2026-08-31
    Lurgan
  • Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
    2026-09-02
    Finglas West
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2026-09-02
    Finglas West
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2026-08-31
    Lurgan
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
    2026-09-02
    Finglas West
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2026-09-02
    Finglas West
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
    2026-09-02
    Craigavon
  • Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis)
    2026-09-02
    Craigavon
  • Tipula paludosa
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea)
    2026-09-02
    Cloncreen Bog, Cloncrane
  • Pale Brittlestem (Psathyrella candolleana)
    2026-09-02
    Ballygarry Estate , Tralee
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-09-02
    Ballyragget
  • Short-fruited Willowherb (Epilobium obscurum)
    2026-09-02
    Sandymount
  • 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)
    2026-09-02
    Castlecomer
  • Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella)
    2026-08-27
    Cape Clear Island
  • Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
    2026-08-27
    Cape Clear Island
  • Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
    2026-08-27
    Cape Clear Island
  • Small Mottled Willow (Spodoptera exigua)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Rusty Dot (Udea ferrugalis)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Black-fronted Straw (Cochylis atricapitana)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Ribwort Stilt (Aspilapteryx tringipennella)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Scarce Footman (Eilema complana)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Satin Wave (Idaea subsericeata)
    2026-08-25
    Cape Clear Island
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-01
    Celbridge
  • Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • Green Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • crabs, lobsters and prawns (Decapoda)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • crabs, lobsters and prawns (Decapoda)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • Pipe fish (Syngnathidae)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
    2025-03-25
    Glencar
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-09-02
    Killywilly
  • Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    2026-08-11
    Mallow
  • Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore Harbour
  • Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
    2026-08-25
    corragaun
  • Thornback Ray (Raja clavata)
    2026-09-02
    Mullaghmore, <100m from harbour wall
  • Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
    2025-07-05
    Leckanvy
  • Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
    2026-09-02
    Beale Strand Co Kerry
  • Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
    2026-07-29
    Mallow
  • Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica)
    2026-09-02
    Cahercorney
  • Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Pinion-streaked Snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Small Mottled Willow (Spodoptera exigua)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Rusty Dot (Udea ferrugalis)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island
  • Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)
    2026-08-24
    Cape Clear Island

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)963
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)939
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)862
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)707
    Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)658
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)412
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)327
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)304
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)289
    Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)267
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1515
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1064
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1055
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1017
    Peacock (Inachis io)642
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)229
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)223
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)211
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)208
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)165
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)552
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)502
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)405
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)272
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)235
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)950
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)596
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)532
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)511
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)479
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)173
    Eristalis pertinax137
    Eristalis tenax127
    Helophilus pendulus78
    Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)76
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)51
    Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)26
    Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)10
    Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)9
    Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)7
  • Terrestrial mammal
    Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)3601
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1452
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1000
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)904
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)346

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