Species Detail - Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) - 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
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).
Stercorarius skua
Great Skua
NHMSYS0021053549
RecommendedWell-formed
Bonxie , Catharacta skua Brünnich, 1764, Catharacta skua , Lestris catarrhactes , Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764), Stercorarius skua skua (Brunnich, 1764)
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
stsku
(Brünnich, 1764)
Bird
Species
4
4
3
14/11/1981
29/02/1984
4 January (recorded in 2017)
24 December (recorded in 1985)
BirdWatch Ireland, The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84., National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Great Skua (Stercorarius skua), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/21/Species/286087>