Plovers & Lapwings in Denmark
Our list for Denmark has 7 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Denmark in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made