Species Detail - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - 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).Species image
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Hirundo rustica
Swallow
NHMSYS0000530406
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
hirus
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
5915
785
129
28/06/1994
07/10/2025
1 January (recorded in 1987)
30 December (recorded in 2019)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Swallow (Hirundo rustica), accessed 22 February 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/11372