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 Dungarvan Harbour (site code 0M402) 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 Dungarvan Harbour - 5 Year Dungarvan Harbour - 12 Year Dungarvan Harbour - 23 Year Long Term Trend
Lapwing -22.1 -53.1 -71.5 Large Decline
Golden Plover -14.8 -64.3 -60.3
Grey Plover 12.8 -56.0 -53.9
Dunlin 28.7 -34.9 -49.8 Moderate Decline
Knot 18.8 -36.0 -26.0
Curlew 5.9 2.9 -23.4 Intermediate Decline
Turnstone -45.9 -40.3 -21.6
Bar-tailed Godwit -22.2 -9.3 10.1 Stable or Increasing
Oystercatcher -17.1 -23.9 21.4
Greenshank 32.2 -12.5 45.1
Redshank 2.8 -10.5 50.0
Ringed Plover 6.7 1.1 52.4
Black-tailed Godwit 17.1 42.5 71.6
Sanderling 46.7 0.0 109.5

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)