Species Detail - Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
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).
Calidris maritima
Purple Sandpiper
NBNSYS0000000167
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
camar
(Brünnich, 1764)
Bird
Species
2006
197
69
15/08/1975
21/05/2025
1 January (recorded in 2017)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), accessed 22 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/10079