Bird
Eurasian Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus · Caprimulgidae · Caprimulgiformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records293,488in 72 countries
Most seen inSweden97,301 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Eurasian Nightjar in brief
The eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a bird of the Caprimulgidae family — species of bird.
Across the 72 countries we cover it has 293,488 published records, most of them from Sweden, France and Spain. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in February and March.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden97,301 records · best Jun, May
France45,389 records · best Jun, May
Spain26,233 records · best May, Aug
United Kingdom16,777 records · best Jun, May
Finland16,084 records · best Jun, May
Denmark16,024 records · best Jun, May
Netherlands14,884 records · best Jun, May
Norway14,554 records · best Jun, May
Portugal7,200 records · best Jun, May
Belgium6,613 records · best Jun, May
Estonia5,720 records · best Jun, Jul
Türkiye2,697 records · best May, Jun
Israel2,550 records · best May, Sep
Russia2,514 records · best May, Jun
Germany2,147 records · best Jun, May
United Arab Emirates1,822 records · best Oct, May
Greece1,584 records · best May, Jul
Italy1,578 records · best Jun, May
Poland1,287 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria1,283 records · best May, Jun
Ukraine1,181 records · best May, Jun
Georgia809 records · best Sep, May
Croatia576 records · best Jul, May
Czechia528 records · best Sep, May
Kazakhstan487 records · best May, Jun
Hungary477 records · best May, Jun
Mongolia386 records · best Sep, Jun
Oman365 records · best Oct, Nov
Slovakia362 records · best May, Jun
Slovenia336 records · best Aug, Jun
Cyprus305 records · best May, Jun
Austria264 records · best May, Jun
Kuwait248 records · best Apr, Sep
Belarus242 records · best May, Jul
Romania231 records · best May, Jun
Lithuania185 records · best May, Jun
Morocco177 records · best May, Jun
Ireland171 records · best Jul, Jun
Latvia165 records · best May, Jun
Azerbaijan161 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland143 records · best Jun, May
Kyrgyzstan133 records · best Jul, Jun
Serbia114 records · best May, Jul
Egypt101 records · best Apr, Oct
Armenia96 records · best May, Jun
North Macedonia89 records · best Jun, May
Palestine86 records · best May, Apr
Uzbekistan79 records · best May, Jun
Malta77 records · best Apr, Sep
Saudi Arabia77 records · best Oct, Sep
Algeria75 records · best Jul, Oct
Albania72 records · best Sep, May
Tunisia51 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro46 records · best Jul, Jun
Qatar44 records · best Oct, May
Andorra39 records · best Jan, Jun
Afghanistan39 records · best May, Aug
Moldova33 records · best May, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina30 records · best Sep, May
Jordan29 records · best May, Sep
Turkmenistan29 records · best May, Apr
Djibouti17 records · best Sep, Aug
Lebanon17 records · best Sep, May
Tajikistan16 records · best May, Jun
Iraq13 records · best Apr, May
Kosovo11 records · best Sep, Aug
Bahrain8 records · best Oct, Apr
Yemen8 records · best Nov, Apr
Luxembourg7 records · best May, Sep
Syria6 records · best May, Oct
Libya3 records · best May, Nov
Seychelles3 records · best Nov, Dec
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.