Plovers & Lapwings in Antrim
Our list for Antrim has 4 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Antrim in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr
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