Plovers & Lapwings in Wexford
Our list for Wexford has 6 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wexford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaScarceUncommon24–28 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 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