Species Detail - Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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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Delphinus delphis
Common Dolphin
NBNSYS0000005181 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
dedel
Linnaeus, 1758
Marine mammal
Species
10091
716
523
06/02/1882
12/02/2025
1 January (recorded in 1900)
31 December (recorded in 2006)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis), accessed 16 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/134667>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)