Introduction

This report presents site trends based on the data gathered by the Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS). Only species with sufficient data at L. Coy - Blackrock - Bullaunagh - Ballylee (site code 0G308) are presented.

This report is part of the I-WeBS National and Site Trends Report 1994/95 – 2019/20.

For guidance on how to interpret these trends, please see the I-WeBS Trends Report Guidance.

For details on the methods used to generate these trends, please see the I-WeBS Trends Report Methodology.

Site Summary

Trend (%)
Species L. Coy - Blackrock - Bullaunagh - Ballylee - 5 Year L. Coy - Blackrock - Bullaunagh - Ballylee - 12 Year L. Coy - Blackrock - Bullaunagh - Ballylee - 23 Year Long Term Trend
Pochard 71.4 -41.7 -81.4 Large Decline
Golden Plover 300.0 -82.9 -71.7
Dunlin 62.7 -34.6 -63.1
Lapwing 9.4 -53.2 -58.3
Tufted Duck -7.7 26.3 -22.6 Intermediate Decline
Curlew 34.7 23.6 -18.6
Wigeon -0.8 4.2 -16.1
Teal -3.6 3.9 10.3 Stable or Increasing
Mallard 48.4 12.9 119.0

Species Analysis

Wigeon

Teal

Mallard

Pochard

Tufted Duck

Golden Plover

Lapwing

Dunlin

Curlew

Citations

Please cite this work as follows:

Kennedy, J., Burke, B., Fitzgerald, N., Kelly, S.B.A., Walsh, A.J. & Lewis, L.J. 2023. Irish Wetland Bird Survey: I-WeBS National and Site Trends Report 1994/95 – 2019/20. BirdWatch Ireland Waterbird Report to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. BirdWatch Ireland, Wicklow. (https://birdwatchireland.ie/app/uploads/2023/08/iwebs_trends_report.html)