Eurasian Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

8,474Records since 2000

JunePeak month

63Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan5

Feb3

Mar5

Apr33

May2,267

Jun3,417

Jul1,462

Aug555

Sep127

Oct17

Nov2

Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Suffolk	England	889
2	Surrey	England	788
3	Dorset	England	687
4	Norfolk	England	622
5	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	567
6	Cambridgeshire	England	407
7	Devon	England	316
8	North Yorkshire	England	220
9	Doncaster	England	158
10	Nottinghamshire	England	147
11	Kent	England	145
12	West Berkshire	England	136
13	Cornwall	England	124
14	Gloucestershire	England	112
15	Sheffield	England	109

7,437 England673 Scotland349 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 63 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 8,474
Peak month: June
Counties with records: 63
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Caprimulgus europaeus
Also known as: Nightjar
Group: Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 10,329
Most recorded in: Suffolk, Surrey, Dorset, Norfolk, Dumfries and Galloway, Cambridgeshire, Devon, North Yorkshire, Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, Kent, West Berkshire +6
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Birds Directive, Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Birds of Conservation Concern, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Name with authority: Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 20