Species Detail - Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Rissa tridactyla
Kittiwake
NBNSYS0000000039 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
ritri
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
4281
390
307
18/06/2021
06/03/2023
1 January (recorded in 1992)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), accessed 14 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/442/Species/10046

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)