Ireland’s Wildlife: Engage in Recording and Observation
We were lucky last year and this year to see an orchid growing in our front garden. This occurred because neither Andrew nor I is an intrepid gardener. We quite enjoy letting the grass grow long and then getting it cut back later in the summer, which gives the orchid the chance to grow and be seen.
Many people across Ireland are helping to record the island’s wildlife. We can do this by recording what we see with the National Biodiversity Data Centre. There is an iPhone app, an Android app, and Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal to record entries. I encourage everyone to get involved.
Last year, 163,502 records were submitted through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal.
Records were received from 8033 individual recorders across all 32 counties. An interesting trend with data submitted through the Citizen Science Portal is that more than half of recorders only submit one record during a calendar year. In contrast to this we had 38 recorders who submitted over 1000 records, nine of which submitted over 2000 records.
https://biodiversityireland.ie/irelands-citizen-science-portal-recording-activity-2023/
Will you join me in recording the wildlife you see?
I look forward to using the app as I walk around the country. I am sure I will be able to get my entries up from the four current ones in the coming days and weeks. Will you join with me in recording the wildlife of Ireland?
