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Total counts

  • Records: 625,171
  • Species: 9,791

Records per month (2019/2020)

Records per group (12 Months)

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Recent records

  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
    2020-08-15
    Garden firhouse
  • Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    2020-08-15
    Dodder fithouse
  • Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    2020-08-15
    Dodder weir firhouse
  • Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)
    2020-08-15
    Dodder park firhouse
  • Chrysolina banksi
    2020-08-08
    Ballinvoher
  • Peacock (Inachis io)
    2020-08-15
    garden in countryside
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    2020-08-15
    garden in countryside
  • Chrysolina banksi
    2020-08-08
    Ballinvoher
  • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
    2020-08-09
    lisheen
  • Lax-flowered Sea-lavender (Limonium humile)
    2020-07-26
    Holly island
  • Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
    2020-08-15
    countryside
  • Eristalis horticola
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa)
    2020-08-13
    Tulligoline south
  • Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
    2020-08-13
    Tulligoline south
  • Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
    2020-08-13
    Tulligoline south
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2020-08-12
    Kealanine
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2020-08-14
    Gortnaclohy Mountain sw
  • Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
    2020-08-15
    Ballybeg
  • Herpestomus brunnicornis
    2020-07-07
    Carrowdore
  • Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
    2020-08-15
    Rathnure
  • Punctate Corixa (Corixa punctata)
    2020-08-08
    Copeland islands, Observatory Island
  • Common Backswimmer (Notonecta glauca)
    2020-08-08
    Copeland islands, Observatory Island
  • Pine Marten (Martes martes)
    2020-08-15
    Templemore
  • Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)
    2020-08-15
    Rathnure
  • July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)
    2020-08-15
    Rathnure
  • Common Grass-veneer (Agriphila tristella)
    2020-08-15
    Rathnure
  • Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Common Raven (Corvus corax)
    2020-08-15
    Macreddin
  • Gold Spot (Plusia festucae)
    2020-08-15
    Clonee
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2020-08-14
    Clonee koi
  • Peacock (Inachis io)
    2020-08-14
    Clonee koi
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2020-08-14
    Clonee
  • Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
    2020-08-13
    Bramblestown
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2020-08-13
    Bramblestown
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2020-08-13
    Bramblestown
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2020-08-13
    Bramblestown
  • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
    2020-08-13
    Bramblestown
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    2020-08-12
    Castlewellan
  • Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
    2020-08-14
    Rostrevor forest
  • Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
    2020-08-14
    Athy
  • Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
    2020-08-13
    Cloncreen
  • Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)
    2020-08-15
    Athy
  • Irish Hare (Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus)
    2020-08-13
    Cloncreen
  • Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)
    2020-08-13
    Cloncreen
  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
    2020-08-09
    Creeves, Shanagolden
  • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
    2020-08-11
    Coolcotts Wexford
  • Small White (Pieris rapae)
    2020-08-11
    Coolcotts Wexford
  • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
    2020-08-11
    Coolcotts Wexford
  • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
    2020-08-11
    Coolcotts Wexford
  • Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
    2020-08-11
    Coolcotts Wexford
  • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
    2020-08-11
    Coolcotts Wexford
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
    2020-08-09
    Cluain Dara
  • West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2020-08-12
    Carryduff
  • West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2020-08-12
    Carryduff
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
    2020-08-14
    Skenagun, Castledermot
  • Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
    2020-08-13
    Skenagun, Castledermot
  • Swift (Apus apus)
    2020-08-13
    Skenagun, Castledermot
  • Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
    2020-08-14
    Rathnure
  • Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
    2020-08-14
    Blackwood, Kilberry
  • Helophilus pendulus
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
    2020-08-09
    Skenagun, Castledermot
  • Cheilosia illustrata
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
    2020-08-14
    Blackwood, Kilberry
  • Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
    2020-08-14
    Blackwood, Kilberry
  • Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea)
    2020-08-14
    Blackwood, Kilberry
  • Irish Hare (Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus)
    2020-08-07
    Creeves, Shanagolden
  • Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella)
    2020-08-14
    Sandeel Bay, Fethard-on-sea
  • Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica)
    2020-08-14
    Leixlip
  • Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
    2020-08-14
    Clogherhead
  • Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
    2020-08-14
    Baltray co louth
  • Common Earwig (Forficula bipunctata)
    2020-08-14
    Leixlip
  • West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    2020-08-14
    Creeves, Shanagolden
  • Eriothrix rufomaculata
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Cameraria ohridella
    2020-08-13
    Lagan Meadow
  • Hazel (Corylus avellana)
    2020-08-14
    Rathnure
  • Phytomyza heracleana
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Phytomyza lappae
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
    2020-08-14
    Rathnure
  • Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
    2020-08-14
    Rathnure
  • Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)
    2020-08-14
    Leixlip
  • Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Udea lutealis
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Dark Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Double-square Spot (Xestia triangulum)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Chevron (Eulithis testata)
    2020-08-14
    Gortyarn
  • Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
    2020-08-13
    Belvedere Estate
  • Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr
  • Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
    2020-08-13
    Near Birr

Most recorded

  • Bird
    Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)1016
    Blackbird (Turdus merula)949
    Robin (Erithacus rubecula)912
    Swallow (Hirundo rustica)899
    Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)742
  • Flowering plant
    Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)616
    Primrose (Primula vulgaris)595
    Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis)451
    Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)402
    Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)383
  • Butterfly
    Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)1555
    Peacock (Inachis io)1550
    Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)1422
    Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)1360
    Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)1023
  • Dragonfly (Odonata)
    Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)506
    Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)298
    Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)295
    Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)289
    Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)219
  • Hymenopteran
    Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)698
    Bombus terrestris503
    Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lapidarius)402
    Bombus lucorum385
    Early Bumble Bee (Bombus pratorum)288
  • Moth
    White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)426
    Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)409
    Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)396
    Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)380
    Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)371
  • True fly (Diptera)
    Helophilus pendulus262
    Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)241
    Eristalis pertinax191
    Scaeva pyrastri120
    Rhingia campestris107
  • Marine mammal
    Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)51
    Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)48
    Common/Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)21
    Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)6
    Short-beaked Common Dolphin/Striped Dolphin (Delphinus delphis/Stenella coeruleoalba)4
  • Terrestrial mammal
    West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)1729
    Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)646
    Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)621
    Pine Marten (Martes martes)575
    Irish Hare (Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus)487
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