Species Detail - Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for 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 hirundo
Common Tern
NBNSYS0000000138
RecommendedWell-formed
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
sthir
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
6610
304
98
13/08/1961
29/10/2024
1 March (recorded in 2024)
9 December (recorded in 2019)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10054