🇮🇪What animals live in Ireland?

4,799,770 animal records from Ireland cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 4,799,770 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Ireland

	Animal	Group	Records
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	80,399
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	76,218
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	75,360
	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Aves Sulidae	72,175
	Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	Aves Procellariidae	68,335
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	68,263
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	67,415
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	64,429
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	63,745
	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Aves Corvidae	62,525
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	61,149
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	60,496
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	56,740
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	53,708
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	52,438
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	52,386
	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	50,298
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	50,262
	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Insecta Nymphalidae	48,264
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	45,118
	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Aves Laridae	42,968
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	42,631
	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	42,306
	Common Murre Uria aalge	Aves Alcidae	41,583
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	40,521
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	39,565
	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Insecta Pieridae	38,189
	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Aves Prunellidae	38,125
	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Aves Motacillidae	37,897
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	37,451
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	36,660
	Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	Aves Laridae	36,391
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	35,937
	Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	Aves Procellariidae	35,203
	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Aves Scolopacidae	33,576
	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Insecta Nymphalidae	32,354
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	31,711
	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Aves Regulidae	30,887
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	30,434
	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Insecta Apidae	29,326
	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	28,726
	White-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum	Insecta Apidae	28,639
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	28,633
	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Aves Paridae	28,362
	Atlantic mackerel, Mackerel Scomber scombrus	— Scombridae	27,874
	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Aves Fringillidae	27,315
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	26,393
	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Aves Muscicapidae	26,041
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	25,922
	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Aves Scolopacidae	25,657
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	25,360
	Mew Gull Larus canus	Aves Laridae	25,076
	Common Raven Corvus corax	Aves Corvidae	23,998
	Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	Aves Turdidae	22,802
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	21,786
	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Insecta Nymphalidae	21,432
	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Aves Fringillidae	21,369
	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Insecta Nymphalidae	21,221
	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Aves Phasianidae	20,673
	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	20,555