Species Detail - Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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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Chlidonias niger
Black Tern
NBNSYS0000000372 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
chnig
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
358
71
47
01/11/1971
29/09/2025
30 April (recorded in 1994)
2 December (recorded in 2017)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), accessed 24 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/10181

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)