Species Detail - Eider (Somateria mollissima) - 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).
Somateria mollissima
Eider
NBNSYS0000000197
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section II 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 - Red List
somol
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
2708
152
58
01/06/1971
31/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 2012)
31 December (recorded in 2021)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Eider (Somateria mollissima), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10101