Species Detail - Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for 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
11
8
8
28/08/1980
10/05/2023
4 May (recorded in 2008)
28 August (recorded in 1980)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/11209