Common Nighthawk

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Open ground (very rare vagrant).
Diet: Aerial insects.
Best time to spot: Bold white wing patch.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Common Nighthawk. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.