Species Detail - Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of 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).
Caprimulgus europaeus
Nightjar
NHMSYS0000530242
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 - Red List
caeur
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
5
5
5
11/06/2005
12/06/2021
4 May (recorded in 2008)
28 August (recorded in 1980)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), accessed 06 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/11209