Buzzard Clamhán Irish name: Clamhán See it in: All year round Birdwatch Ireland Species Profile: Buzzard Buzzards are one of our most easily spotted birds of prey. They’re commonly seen sitting on poles along motorways and fence posts around fields, but on a clear...
White-clawed Crayfish See it in: Most active from late April to August Biodiversity Ireland Species Profile: White-clawed Crayfish White-clawed crayfish are Ireland’s only freshwater crayfish species. Though they’re not from the same family, crayfish look...
Holly Blue Butterfly Gormán Cuilinn Irish name: Gormán Cuilinn See it in: April/May and again from July to September Biodiversity Ireland Species Profile: Holly Blue Butterfly Small, light-blue butterfly with black tips to the wings. Undersides pale blue with black...
Great Willowherb Lus na Trionóide Irish name: Lus na Trionóide See it in: Late Summer Wildflowers of Ireland Profile: Great Willowherb Great Willowherb (Lus na Trionóide) is a tall, beautiful plant often found in damp places. The leaves are stalkless and hairy; the...
Hedge Bindweed Ialus Fáil Irish name: Ialus Fáil See it in: June through September Wildflowers of Ireland Profile: Hedge Bindweed Hedge bindweed (Ialus fáil) can be seen scrambling through hedgerows now. The beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers range from 3-7cm in...
Ringlet Butterfly Fáinneog Irish name: Fáinneog See it in: Summer Biodiversity Ireland Species Profile: Ringlet Butterfly One of our 8 species of brown butterflies. Likes places with tall grasses because the female lays eggs at the bases of these grasses. The...
