Species Detail - Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Botaurus stellaris
Bittern
NHMSYS0000530210
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
boste
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
6
5
5
03/01/2011
10/04/2023
1 January (recorded in 1984)
31 December (recorded in 1923)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), accessed 16 October 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/11178>