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 Baldoyle Bay (site code 0U403) 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 Baldoyle Bay - 5 Year Baldoyle Bay - 12 Year Baldoyle Bay - 23 Year Long Term Trend
Grey Plover -36.9 -60.9 -83.1 Large Decline
Golden Plover -77.6 -67.1 -80.1
Turnstone -17.5 -76.5 -66.7
Bar-tailed Godwit -55.4 -44.7 -66.5
Dunlin -57.2 -21.1 -65.3
Lapwing -9.8 -38.3 -62.3
Redshank -4.2 -62.7 -38.7 Moderate Decline
Light-bellied Brent Goose -32.6 -51.0 -23.0 Intermediate Decline
Curlew 69.0 -19.3 12.7 Stable or Increasing
Teal 1.2 -24.1 24.2
Oystercatcher -1.8 -20.6 28.6
Shelduck 81.6 -43.7 32.8
Mallard 38.7 -52.9 33.6
Wigeon 53.9 -32.2 67.0
Knot -15.3 146.7 73.4
Black-tailed Godwit 6.0 86.0 171.8

Species Analysis

Light-bellied Brent Goose

Shelduck

Wigeon

Teal

Mallard

Oystercatcher

Golden Plover

Grey Plover

Lapwing

Knot

Dunlin

Black-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Curlew

Redshank

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)