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  This Year
  • Records:
  • Species:

Total counts

  • Records: 1,597,481
  • Species: 14,640

Records per month (2025/2026)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
    2026-07-10
    Blarney
  • Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
    2026-07-10
    Clonakilty
  • Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
    2026-07-10
    141 Clonliffe Road
  • Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    2026-07-08
    The Miles
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-07-10
    Rush
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-07-10
    The Miles
  • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
    2026-07-10
    Rush
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-07-10
    Rush
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2026-07-10
    Rush
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2026-07-10
    Rush
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-07-10
    Rush
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2026-07-10
    Clonakilty
  • Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
    2026-07-10
    connolly hospital blanchardstown dublin
  • Branched Bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Bog Stitchwort (Stellaria alsine)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Common Yellow-sedge (Carex demissa)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-07-10
    Dundellerick East
  • Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
    2026-07-10
    connolly hospital blanchardstown dublin
  • Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-07-10
    Blackhorse
  • Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
    2026-07-08
    Portmore
  • Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
    2026-07-10
    Blackhorse
  • Rustyback (Ceterach officinarum)
    2026-07-10
    church street near finglas village dublin
  • Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
    2026-07-10
    Blackhorse
  • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
    2026-07-10
    Blackhorse
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2026-07-10
    church street near finglas village dublin
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2026-07-10
    church street near finglas village dublin
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2026-07-10
    main street finglas village dublin
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-07-10
    Ballysax Hills
  • Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
    2026-07-10
    Lyranes
  • House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-07-10
    Wicklow Town
  • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-07-10
    Wicklow Town
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Map-winged Swift (Korscheltellus fusconebulosa)
    2026-07-10
    Carrickmore
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2026-07-10
    Finglas
  • Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
    2026-07-10
    Wellpark
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-07-09
    Athboy
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2026-07-09
    Athboy
  • Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
    2026-07-10
    Birdhill
  • Irish Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica)
    2026-07-10
    Kilkee
  • Montbretia (Crocosmia pottsii x aurea = C. x crocosmiiflora)
    2026-07-10
    Lyranes
  • Swift (Apus apus)
    2026-06-22
    Dublin 2
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2026-07-10
    Celbridge
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
    2026-07-10
    Oulagh West
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    2026-07-10
    Mulranny
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-07-10
    Mulranny
  • Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2026-07-10
    Ennis
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    2026-07-09
    Mulranny
  • Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
    2026-07-10
    Lough Achree
  • Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
    2026-07-10
    Lough Achree
  • Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
    2026-07-10
    Lough Achree
  • Sericomyia lappona
    2026-07-10
    Lough Achree
  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    2026-07-10
    Emo
  • Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Razorbill (Alca torda)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
    2026-07-09
    Larne
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2026-07-10
    Tinraheen
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-07-10
    Derrigimlagh
  • Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
    2026-07-10
    Dundellerick East
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2026-07-10
    Mullagh
  • Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2026-07-10
    Ballyboley
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2026-07-10
    Ballyboley
  • Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
    2026-07-10
    Tureagh
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2026-07-10
    Tureagh
  • Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea)
    2026-07-09
    Doonfore
  • Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    2026-07-10
    Ballyboley
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
    2026-07-10
    Ballyboley
  • Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
    2026-07-10
    Ballyboley
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2026-07-10
    Ballyboley
  • Irish Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica)
    2026-07-10
    Macroom, Killarney Road
  • Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
    2026-07-10
    Oulagh West
  • Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)
    2026-07-10
    Jenkinstown Park
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2026-07-10
    Kilcullen
  • True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)
    2026-07-10
    Skellig Michael
  • Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
    2026-07-10
    Skellig Michael
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    2026-07-10
    Skellig Michael
  • Pod Lover (Hadena perplexa capsophila)
    2026-07-10
    Skellig Michael
  • Crescent Dart (Agrotis trux)
    2026-07-10
    Skellig Michael
  • Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
    2026-07-10
    Skellig Michael

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)876
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)805
    Buzzard (Buteo buteo)708
    Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)633
    Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)594
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)408
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)325
    Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.)260
    Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)258
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)234
  • Insect - butterfly
    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)835
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)617
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)529
    Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)517
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)504
  • Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)206
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)152
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)112
    Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)112
    Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)107
  • Insect - hymenopteran
    Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)386
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)382
    Red-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)238
    White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)218
    Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)176
  • Insect - moth
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)373
    Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)325
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)309
    Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)274
    Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)234
  • Insect - true fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)135
    Eristalis pertinax91
    Eristalis tenax75
    Helophilus pendulus60
    Syrphus ribesii54
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)33
    Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)23
    Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)9
    Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)5
    Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)5
  • Terrestrial mammal
    Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)2717
    Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)1265
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)812
    Fox (Vulpes vulpes)753
    Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)310

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