Species Detail - Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Calidris alpina
Dunlin
NBNSYS0000000035 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
caalp
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
777
180
72
31/10/1992
29/09/2025
1 January (recorded in 1984)
31 December (recorded in 1981)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Dunlin (Calidris alpina), accessed 21 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/10042

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)