Plovers & Lapwings in Wicklow
Our list for Wicklow has 5 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wicklow in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 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