Information Sources for Irish Water Birds and Mammals

Some useful resources.

Wetland habitats and general biodiversity

Website of the Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee: http://irishwetlands.ie/

Website of Wetland Surveys Ireland http://www.wetlandsurveysireland.com/

And their map with wetland sites at this link:  https://wetland.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=e13b75c3bcab4932b992aa0169aa4a32&extent=-11.9317,51.0620,-3.9117,55.6465

Biodiversity Ireland: https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/

Birds

Breeding seabird data: See: https://wetland.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=e13b75c3bcab4932b992aa0169aa4a32&extent=-11.9317,51.0620,-3.9117,55.6465

Irish Wetland Bird Survey monitoring programme – how to get involved and site information: https://birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/surveys-research/research-surveys/irish-wetland-bird-survey/

Countryside bird surveys monitoring programmehttps://birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/surveys-research/research-surveys/countryside-bird-survey/

Kingfisher survey report (relevant to all rivers in Moy catchment)

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/Cummins_et_al_2010_Kingfisher_survey.pdf

Common Scoter survey report (2020 update will be out soon) (relevant to Conn/Cullin) https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/IWM%2066%20common%20scoter.pdf

Red lists

Birds – see https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds-of-conservation-concern-in-ireland/

Other species: https://www.npws.ie/publications/red-lists

Mammals

Bat Conservation Ireland : https://www.batconservationireland.org/

Otter survey report

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/IWM76.pdf

Mapping – old maps and current maps and spatial data

For historical maps to look at land use change since the 1830’s (e.g. river canalisation, loss of natural flood areas:

https://geohive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9def898f708b47f19a8d8b7088a100c4

Aerials since 1995: https://webapps.geohive.ie/mapviewer/index.html