Birds · Not heard for 46 days.
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
First heard here 21 Sept · last heard 21 Sept · 1 day in the last year · 1 detections on record
Hear it
A clear recording call, flight call, song, recorded in Ireland
Paul Kelly, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.
What to look for
The common tern is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upperparts, white to very light grey underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill. Depending on the subspecies, the bill may be mostly red with a black tip or all black. There are several similar species, including the partly sympatric Arctic tern, which can be separated on plumage details, leg and bill colour, or vocalisations.
Read more on Wikipedia (Common tern)
When it has been heard
Busiest day so far: Monday 21 September, 1 detections between 5:29am and 5:29am.
Time of day
Busiest around 5am. From 1 day with hourly counts.
| Day | Heard | First | Last | Peak confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept | 1 | 5:29am | 5:29am | 72% |
Detections are automatic and can be wrong.