Species Detail - Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - 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).
Egretta garzetta
Little Egret
NHMSYS0000530348
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex I Bird Species
eggar
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Bird
Species
23697
469
122
09/12/1975
31/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 1996)
31 December (recorded in 2001)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/11314