Plovers & Lapwings in Swansea
Our list for Swansea has 5 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 4 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Swansea in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusScarceUncommon14–17 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 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