Species Detail - Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".
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 sandvicensis
Sandwich Tern
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Latham, 1787
bird
Species
60
27
14
18/06/2016
20/09/2016
22 January (recorded in 2005)
26 December (recorded in 2021)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis), accessed 26 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/322/Species/10173>