Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Little Tern in London?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in London on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 176th most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Little Tern in London?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern in London on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Little Tern?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Tern sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is London the best place to see a Little Tern?

Accepted Answer

58th of 60. Of the 60 cities where we can rate Little Tern sightings, London ranks 58th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denpasar (Indonesia, about 30%), Manama (Bahrain, about 30%) and Makassar (Indonesia, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Little Tern live in London?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Laridae. The closest relatives of the Little Tern that you can see in London (family Laridae, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) are Black-headed Gull (about 60%), European Herring Gull (about 60%) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Little Tern sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Little Tern is recorded against all the birds logged in London (20 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
2	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~20%
4	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~20%
5	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
7	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
9	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
10	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
11	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
13	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
14	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
15	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
16	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
17	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
18	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
19	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
20	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
21	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
22	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
23	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
24	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
2	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	~30%
3	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~20%
4	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	~20%
5	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
6	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
7	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
8	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	~10%
9	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
10	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	~10%

Little Tern

About the Little Tern

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Recent sightings of Little Tern in London

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at London

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