Species Detail - Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) - 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).
Sternula albifrons
Little Tern
NHMSYS0001688285
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
stalb
(Pallas, 1764)
Bird
Species
1718
92
44
03/08/1965
27/08/2024
9 April (recorded in 2006)
13 October (recorded in 2019)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Little Tern (Sternula albifrons), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/12116