Species Detail - Coot (Fulica atra) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird 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).
Fulica atra
Coot
NBNSYS0000000025
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section I Bird Species || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex III, Section II Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
fuatr
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
8799
335
105
15/08/1967
31/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 1980)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Coot (Fulica atra), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10032