Plovers & Lapwings in Falkirk
Our list for Falkirk has 4 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Falkirk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
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