Biodiversity Ireland

@BioDataCentre

National Biodiversity Data Centre: Documenting Ireland's Wildlife
Charity no. 20206927
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Waterford, Ireland biodiversityireland.ie Joined November 2009

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Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre 4d

🐟 BLOW-INS! A new species for Ireland.

In August, an angler fishing at Passage East, Waterford, spotted a fish close to shore. It was identified as a Margined Flying Fish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus) – a first record for Ireland! Explore More! exploreyourshore.ie

Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre Oct 31

What is zonation on the seashore and how does it develop? ... discover the answer to this and more by completing our FREE online course in Marine Biodiversity Citizen Science. See: learn.biodiversityireland.ie/courses/marine…

learn.biodiversityireland.ie Marine Biodiversity Citizen Science Open Course This course is designed to enable beginners and those wishing to refresh their recording skills to identify and record common marine intertidal species found around the Irish coastline.

Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre Oct 29

Happy World Nudibranch Day!! At least 96 species of Nudibranch have been recorded in Irish waters. To give you an idea of glimpse of their amazing diversity, here are just some of the Nudibranch records we have received so far in 2026! exploreyourshore.ie

Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre Oct 29

Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal and mobile application is currently offline due to the global security alert affecting PHP, software used to run websites.

Read below for more information and you can keep track of progress here: biodiversityireland.ie/application-st…

Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre Oct 24

OCEAN ODDITIES! The Snakelocks Anemone / Bundún Nathairiúil / Anemonia viridis is a often stunningly coloured green with purple tips... but in this rare case the animal is coloured purple, with green tips!! exploreyourshore.ie