Species Detail - Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) - 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 paradisaea
Arctic Tern
NBNSYS0000000365
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
stpar
Pontoppidan, 1763
Bird
Species
3185
217
90
13/08/1937
08/11/2024
8 March (recorded in 2015)
25 December (recorded in 2023)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10175