Species Detail - Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972.".
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).
Motacilla flava
Yellow Wagtail
NHMSYS0000530496
RecommendedWell-formed
Motacilla flava Linnaeus, Motacilla flava , Motacilla flavissima Blyth, 1834, Motacilla raii (Boneparte), Motacilla rayi (Boneparte), Western Yellow Wagtail
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
mofla
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
4
4
4
01/04/1968
31/07/1972
16 April (recorded in 2006)
16 November (recorded in 2001)
BirdWatch Ireland, The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972., National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava), accessed 22 February 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/20/Species/11459