Species Detail - Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Rare birds of Ireland".
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 forsteri
Forster's Tern
NBNSYS0000000367
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
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Nuttall, 1834
Bird
Species
94
36
23
21/11/1982
20/12/2014
5 January (recorded in 2003)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
Irish Rare Bird Committee, Rare birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri), accessed 20 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/271/Species/10177