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  This Year
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Total counts

  • Records: 1,646,362
  • Species: 14,860

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Clavulinopsis
    2026-09-15
    Pollacappul
  • Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
    2026-09-16
    Maynooth
  • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
    2026-09-15
    Pollacappul
  • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
    2026-09-16
    Mount Howard
  • Pampas-grass (Cortaderia selloana)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Japanese Rose (Rosa rugosa)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
    2026-09-15
    Dargan
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Common Orache (Atriplex patula)
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Sea Mayweed (Tripleurospermum maritimum)
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum)
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
    2026-09-16
    Dromod
  • Kontikia ventrolineata
    2026-09-15
    clonbur
  • Eristalis tenax
    2026-09-15
    Whitehouse
  • Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Redshank (Tringa totanus)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
    2026-09-15
    Whiteahouse
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2026-09-16
    Craanhill
  • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
    2026-09-16
    Garryland
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    2026-09-15
    Liffey Linear Park, Newbridge
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    2026-09-15
    Liffey Linear Park, Newbridge
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2026-09-15
    Liffey Linear Park, Newbridge
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-09-15
    Liffey Linear Park, Newbridge
  • Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Dog-rose (Rosa canina)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Mare's-tail (Hippuris vulgaris)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-09-16
    Carrigaline
  • Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Ivy (Hedera helix)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Elder (Sambucus nigra)
    2026-09-13
    Milltown Grand Canal Feeder
  • Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)
    2026-09-09
    Great Connell Road, Newbridge
  • Long-spiked Glasswort (Salicornia dolichostachya)
    2026-09-11
    White hole
  • Purple Glasswort (Salicornia ramosissima)
    2026-09-11
    White hole
  • Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    2026-09-15
    Duckspool, Abbeyside
  • Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
    2026-09-11
    White hole
  • Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
    2026-09-14
    Killiney
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-09-15
    Loughlinstown
  • Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Alder Tuft (Bucculatrix cidarella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Barred Birch Dot (Ectoedemia minimella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Alder Lift (Heliozela resplendella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Speckled Apple Dot (Bohemannia pulverosella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Blue-shot Dot (Stigmella plagicolella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Grey Birch Dot (Stigmella lapponica)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Pale Feathered Cutter (Incurvaria pectinea)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Large Birch Dot (Ectoedemia occultella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Oak Blotch-miner (Tischeria ekebladella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Shining Hawthorn Dot (Stigmella hybnerella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Golden Dot (Stigmella aurella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Common Thorn Leaf-miner (Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • White-banded Dot (Ectoedemia albifasciella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Hawthorn Parornix (Parornix anglicella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Barred Fruit-tree Dot (Ectoedemia atricollis)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Hypericum Dot (Ectoedemia septembrella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Rowan Dot (Stigmella nylandriella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Rowan Leaf-miner (Phyllonorycter sorbi)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Apple Leaf Miner (Lyonetia clerkella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Willow Stilt (Caloptilia stigmatella)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Northern Rowan Dot (Stigmella magdalenae)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Scarce Hawthorn Dot (Stigmella paradoxa)
    2025-09-06
    Greenan More
  • Strawberry anemone (Actinia fragacea)
    2026-09-05
    Cullenstown
  • Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina)
    2026-09-05
    Cullenstown
  • Sea Mat (Membranipora membranacea)
    2026-09-05
    Cullenstown
  • Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
    2026-09-15
    Sallins
  • Pavement Mushroom (Agaricus bitorquis)
    2026-09-14
    Cobh
  • Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus)
    2026-09-14
    Cobh
  • Common Spider Crab (Maja squinado auctt. brit.)
    2026-09-05
    Cullenstown
  • Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber)
    2026-09-05
    Cullenstown
  • Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
    2026-09-15
    ballinakill
  • Merlin (Falco columbarius)
    2026-09-15
    ballinakill
  • Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
    2026-09-15
    ballinakill
  • Bolete Mould (Hypomyces chrysospermus)
    2026-09-15
    Ballybrack woods
  • Liriomyza eupatorii
    2025-09-07
    Ballyrogan Upper
  • Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
    2026-09-15
    Ballybrack woods
  • Ophlitaspongia papilla
    2026-09-05
    Cullenstown
  • Agromyza alnivora
    2025-09-07
    Ballyrogan Upper
  • Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
    2026-09-15
    Ballybrack woods

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)984
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)970
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)867
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)716
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)667
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)413
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)328
    Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)326
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)296
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)280
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)1645
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1188
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1152
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1089
    Peacock (Inachis io)680
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)245
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)231
    Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)217
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)212
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)167
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)594
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)513
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)418
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)274
    Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)243
  • Insect - moth
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)1043
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)684
    Silver Y (Autographa gamma)574
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)531
    Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)525
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)189
    Eristalis tenax144
    Eristalis pertinax141
    Helophilus pendulus88
    Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)86
  • 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)3711
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1523
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)1026
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)931
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)359

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