Plovers & Lapwings in Berkshire
Our list for Berkshire has 4 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Berkshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorRare26–29 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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