Species Detail - Smew (Mergellus albellus) - 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).
Mergellus albellus
Smew
NHMSYS0000530474
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex I Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
4
3
3
27/12/2011
06/02/2018
6 January (recorded in 1990)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Smew (Mergellus albellus), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/11437