Plovers & Lapwings in Bridgend
Our list for Bridgend has 4 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bridgend in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Nov–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