Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Detail

Species Detail - Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84.".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

Live Map

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Scientific Name Hirundo rustica

Common Name Barn Swallow

Synonyms Swallow

Designations Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List

Abbreviation hirus

Authority Linnaeus, 1758

Group bird

Rank Species

Number Of Records 13

Number Of 10Km Squares 13

Number Of 50Km Squares 10

Oldest Record 14/11/1981

Newest Record 29/02/1984

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 March (recorded in 2020)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 21 December (recorded in 2020)

Species Profiles

Citation BirdWatch Ireland, The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84., National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), accessed 18 April 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/21/Species/11372>

Species Detail - Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84.".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)