Species Detail - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - 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).Species image
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Hirundo rustica
Swallow
NHMSYS0000530406
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
hirus
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
31019
911
142
04/09/1963
09/11/2024
1 January (recorded in 1987)
30 December (recorded in 2019)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Swallow (Hirundo rustica), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/11372