Plovers & Lapwings in Lincolnshire
Our list for Lincolnshire has 6 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Lincolnshire 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
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 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