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 Tralee Bay, Lough Gill & Akeragh Lough (site code 0K403) 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 Tralee Bay, Lough Gill & Akeragh Lough - 5 Year Tralee Bay, Lough Gill & Akeragh Lough - 12 Year Tralee Bay, Lough Gill & Akeragh Lough - 23 Year Long Term Trend
Dunlin -64.9 -57.1 -83.7 Large Decline
Lapwing -23.3 -77.7 -81.7
Grey Plover -27.1 -36.4 -79.5
Curlew -58.9 -68.5 -74.9
Golden Plover -41.2 -84.9 -73.3
Bar-tailed Godwit -77.0 -67.6 -72.9
Redshank -61.0 -65.7 -57.2
Ringed Plover -60.7 -39.4 -56.5
Turnstone -48.6 -61.0 -54.8
Greenshank -40.4 -59.1 -50.9
Oystercatcher -55.9 -67.1 -47.8 Moderate Decline
Black-tailed Godwit -53.4 -64.5 -40.9
Knot -38.2 -38.2 -38.2
Sanderling -35.7 -9.2 71.4 Stable or Increasing

Species Analysis

Oystercatcher

Ringed Plover

Golden Plover

Grey Plover

Lapwing

Knot

Sanderling

Dunlin

Black-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Curlew

Redshank

Greenshank

Turnstone

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)