Plovers and Lapwings
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Charadriidae
Small to medium-sized wading birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. There are about 66 species worldwide, 16 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | A breeding summer visitor |
| Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | A resident breeding species and summer visitor |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | A rare vagrant |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | A rare vagrant |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | A rare passage migrant, formerly bred |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | A rare vagrant |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | A rare vagrant |
| Caspian Plover | Charadrius asiaticus | A rare vagrant |
| Eurasian Dotterel | Charadrius morinellus | A breeding summer visitor |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | A rare vagrant |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | A rare vagrant |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | A winter visitor and passage migrant, scarce breeder |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | A winter visitor and passage migrant |
| Sociable Lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | A rare vagrant |
| White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | A rare vagrant |
| Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | A resident breeding species |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain