Species Detail - Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "iNaturalist Marine Species Records for 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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Mesoplodon bidens
Sowerby's Beaked Whale
NBNSYS0000005168
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
mebid
(Sowerby, 1804)
Marine mammal
Species
2
2
1
14/08/2021
18/08/2021
1 January (recorded in 1900)
25 November (recorded in 2016)
iNaturalist, iNaturalist Marine Species Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/387/Species/134660