Species Detail - Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) - 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).
Circus cyaneus
Hen Harrier
NHMSYS0000530294
RecommendedWell-formed
Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus), Circus cyaneus , Circus cyaneus , Circus cyaneus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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
cicya
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Bird
Species
1904
254
99
04/05/1972
28/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 1973)
31 December (recorded in 2010)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/11261