Plovers & Lapwings in Conwy
Our list for Conwy has 6 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Conwy 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 Aug–Jun
DotterelEudromias morinellusScarceUncommon20–22 cm
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaScarceUncommon26–29 cm
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusScarceUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 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