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 Nanny Estuary & shore (site code 0V401) 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 Nanny Estuary & shore - 5 Year Nanny Estuary & shore - 12 Year Nanny Estuary & shore - 23 Year Long Term Trend
Golden Plover -35.3 -75.7 -85.9 Large Decline
Cormorant -32.1 -90.6 -81.1
Bar-tailed Godwit -71.6 -78.8 -75.9
Grey Plover -58.5 -80.1 -75.1
Dunlin -59.7 -51.2 -44.3 Moderate Decline
Turnstone -50.0 -74.5 -43.6
Sanderling -75.3 -71.4 -29.5
Lapwing 118.6 -11.3 -29.3
Ringed Plover -50.0 -68.3 -23.2 Intermediate Decline
Mallard 34.5 -35.1 -6.3
Oystercatcher 32.3 -45.6 28.4 Stable or Increasing
Curlew 9.7 -32.0 47.8
Knot 32.1 -75.2 76.2
Light-bellied Brent Goose -42.3 -48.6 133.3
Redshank -15.7 -26.3 311.8
Teal 40.0 157.9 1533.3
Black-tailed Godwit 27.4 116.1 1916.7

Species Analysis

Light-bellied Brent Goose

Teal

Mallard

Cormorant

Oystercatcher

Ringed Plover

Golden Plover

Grey Plover

Lapwing

Knot

Sanderling

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)