Birds of Ireland

379 species recorded at 26 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Hooded CrowHooded CrowCorvus cornixBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusEuropean Herring GullEuropean Herring GullLarus argentatusGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaEurasian MagpieEurasian MagpiePica picaCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisEuropean RobinEuropean RobinErithacus rubeculaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosGreat Black-backed GullGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinusCommon RedshankCommon RedshankTringa totanusLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaEurasian OystercatcherEurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Most recorded

Common Wood PigeonCommon Wood PigeonColumba palumbusCommon BlackbirdCommon BlackbirdTurdus merulaEurasian WrenEurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWestern JackdawWestern JackdawColoeus monedulaMute SwanMute SwanCygnus olorRookRookCorvus frugilegusRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaEurasian CurlewEurasian CurlewNumenius arquataEuropean GoldfinchEuropean GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisEurasian Blue TitEurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusMeadow PipitMeadow PipitAnthus pratensisBlack-tailed GodwitBlack-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaCommon LinnetCommon LinnetLinaria cannabinaEurasian TealEurasian TealAnas crecca

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Kilcoole – marsh and coastLeinster215 species
  2. Tacumshin LakeLeinster258 species
  3. North Bull Island NRLeinster156 species
  4. East Coast NRLeinster154 species
  5. Rogerstown Estuary – Turvey NR and Frank McManus HideLeinster154 species
  6. Swords Estuary & BroadmeadowsLeinster167 species
  7. Bridges of RossMunster130 species
  8. Harper's Island WetlandsMunster135 species
  9. St. Stephen's GreenLeinster73 species
  10. Lady's Island LakeLeinster182 species
  11. Lough AtaliaConnacht119 species
  12. Cape Clear IslandMunster235 species
All 26 hotspots
  1. Wexford Wildfowl ReserveLeinster176 species
  2. Dillon's Park & Sorrento PointLeinster127 species
  3. Kilbogget ParkLeinster101 species
  4. Sherkin IslandMunster181 species
  5. Tolka EstuaryLeinster112 species
  6. Sandymount Strand & Merrion GatesLeinster133 species
  7. Cahore MarshLeinster162 species
  8. Cliffs of MoherMunster116 species
  9. Booterstown Marsh NRLeinster109 species
  10. South Park & Mutton Island CausewayConnacht120 species
  11. Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East PierLeinster98 species
  12. Howth HeadLeinster131 species
  13. University College Dublin – Belfield CampusLeinster84 species
  14. Nimmos PierConnacht127 species

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All species recorded · 379