Species Detail - Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - 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).
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
168
39
26
02/10/1976
10/11/2024
16 April (recorded in 2006)
16 November (recorded in 2001)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/11459