Plovers & Lapwings in Somerset
Our list for Somerset has 6 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Somerset 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 hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 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