Species Detail - Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) - 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 forsteri
Forster's Tern
NBNSYS0000000367
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
stfor
Nuttall, 1834
Bird
Species
178
16
12
08/12/1982
08/07/2024
5 January (recorded in 2003)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10177