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Total counts

  • Records: 829,232
  • Species: 10,992

Records per month (2020/2021)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
    2021-10-21
    Lyrecrompane
  • European Otter (Lutra lutra)
    2021-02-20
    Roches Point
  • European Otter (Lutra lutra)
    2021-02-19
    Roches Point
  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    2021-10-21
    Moyvoughley
  • Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)
    2021-10-21
    Rathcor
  • Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Hart's-tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Wood Avens (Geum urbanum)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Common Nettle (Urtica dioica)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Wild Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Atlantic Ivy (Hedera hibernica)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Water Dock (Rumex hydrolapathum)
    2021-10-15
    Sandpit
  • Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
    2021-10-20
    Dungooley
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2021-10-15
    Sandpit
  • Water-cress (Nasturtium officinale)
    2021-10-15
    Sandpit
  • Spear-leaved Orache (Atriplex prostrata)
    2021-10-15
    Sandpit
  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
    2021-10-15
    Sandpit
  • Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Hazel (Corylus avellana)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Elder (Sambucus nigra)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    2021-10-15
    Barnattin
  • Scaly Male-fern (Dryopteris affinis)
    2021-10-16
    Donard
  • Hard-fern (Blechnum spicant)
    2021-10-16
    Donard
  • Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
    2021-10-16
    Donard
  • Male-fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)
    2021-10-16
    Donard
  • Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Narrow Buckler-fern (Dryopteris carthusiana)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
    2021-10-13
    Narraghmore
  • Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
    2021-10-21
    Crossnacreevy
  • Bush Vetch (Vicia sepium)
    2021-10-21
    Crossnacreevy
  • Meliscaeva auricollis
    2021-07-15
    Skellig Michael
  • West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2021-10-16
    Greenfield Ballincollig
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2021-10-21
    St Kieran’s
  • West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2021-10-16
    Greenfield Ballincollig
  • Asplenium trichomanes subsp. pachyrachis
    2021-10-21
    Ballynure
  • Eristalinus aeneus
    2021-07-22
    Skellig Michael
  • Eristalis pertinax
    2021-07-22
    Skellig Michael
  • Helophilus trivittatus
    2021-09-14
    Skellig Michael
  • Soft Shield-fern (Polystichum setiferum)
    2021-10-21
    Tornant Upper
  • Hard Shield-fern (Polystichum aculeatum)
    2021-10-21
    Griffinstown
  • Lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Scaly Male-fern (Dryopteris affinis)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Male-fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Intermediate Polypody (Polypodium interjectum)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Polypody (Polypodium vulgare)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Hart's-tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Broad Buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata)
    2021-10-17
    Tornant Upper
  • Symmorphus bifasciatus
    2021-07-14
    Maghera
  • Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Coot (Fulica atra)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
    2021-10-21
    Stoneyford
  • Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida)
    2021-10-21
    Scurlogstown, Trim
  • Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    2021-10-21
    Ballinduff
  • Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
    2021-10-21
    Moyvoughley
  • Theridion tinctum
    2021-10-14
    Springwell forest
  • Syritta pipiens
    2021-08-24
    Skellig Michael
  • Syrphus vitripennis
    2021-08-24
    Skellig Michael
  • Platycheirus albimanus
    2021-08-24
    Skellig Michael
  • Ancistrocerus scoticus
    2021-06-24
    Skellig Michael
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2021-10-19
    knockarda, palatine
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2021-10-19
    knockarda, palatine
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2021-10-19
    knockarda, palatine
  • Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    2021-10-18
    knockarda, palatine
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
    2021-10-21
    Leitrim
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2021-10-21
    Crosshaven
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
    2021-10-21
    Mullaghmeen
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2021-10-21
    Bramblestown
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    2021-10-21
    Leinster Aqueduct
  • Common Haircap (Polytrichum commune)
    2021-10-05
    Ballintempo
  • Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)
    2021-09-05
    Ballintempo
  • Common Eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa)
    2021-09-05
    Ballintempo

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)1409
    Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)1306
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)1253
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)1177
    Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)1028
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)875
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)812
    Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)640
    Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)517
    Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)478
  • Butterfly
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1998
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1887
    Peacock (Inachis io)1306
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1196
    Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)979
  • Dragonfly (Odonata)
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)343
    Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)330
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)326
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)285
    Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)242
  • Hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)772
    Bombus terrestris472
    Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)433
    Bombus lucorum349
    Bombus lucorum agg.321
  • Moth
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)486
    Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)451
    Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)429
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)381
    Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)346
  • True fly (Diptera)
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)261
    Eristalis pertinax241
    Eristalis tenax230
    Helophilus pendulus193
    Rhingia campestris182
  • Marine mammal
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)100
    Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)73
    Common/Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)20
    Short-beaked Common Dolphin/Striped Dolphin (Delphinus delphis/Stenella coeruleoalba)10
    Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)8
  • Terrestrial mammal
    West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)2910
    Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)724
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)651
    Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)610
    Irish Hare (Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus)541
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