Species Detail - Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972.".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Sterna dougallii
Roseate Tern
NBNSYS0000000364
RecommendedWell-formed
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Montagu, 1813
Bird
Species
27
27
19
01/04/1968
31/07/1972
6 January (recorded in 2007)
18 December (recorded in 2006)
BirdWatch Ireland, The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972., National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), accessed 20 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/20/Species/10174