Plovers & Lapwings in Argyll and Bute
Our list for Argyll and Bute has 4 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Argyll and Bute in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–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