Species Detail - Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".
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).
Stercorarius skua
Great Skua
NHMSYS0021053549
RecommendedWell-formed
Bonxie , Catharacta skua Brünnich, 1764, Catharacta skua , Lestris catarrhactes , Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764), Stercorarius skua skua (Brunnich, 1764)
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
stsku
(Brünnich, 1764)
Bird
Species
25
15
12
21/07/2021
18/09/2022
2 January (recorded in 1988)
31 December (recorded in 2003)
Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Great Skua (Stercorarius skua), accessed 14 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/442/Species/286087