Species Detail - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ACE EIP Winter Farmland Bird Survey 2025/2026".

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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Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
NBNSYS0000000007 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section I Bird Species || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex III, Section I Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
anpla
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
6
4
2
15/01/2026
06/03/2026
1 January (recorded in 1970)
31 December (recorded in 1981)
SECAD Partnership CLG - Arable Coast Environment (ACE) EIP, ACE EIP Winter Farmland Bird Survey 2025/2026, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), accessed 22 September 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/452/Species/10025

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)