Species Detail - Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Sternula albifrons
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex I Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
stalb
(Pallas, 1764)
bird
Species
75
32
15
23/06/2016
19/09/2016
19 April (recorded in 2018)
24 September (recorded in 2018)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Little Tern (Sternula albifrons), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/322/Species/12116>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)