Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

147,985Records since 2000

MayPeak month

123Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan7,367

Feb5,756

Mar7,809

Apr12,374

May23,055

Jun12,277

Jul10,684

Aug21,452

Sep22,880

Oct13,216

Nov5,717

Dec4,274

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Cambridgeshire	England	10,939
2	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	8,143
3	Suffolk	England	7,261
4	Norfolk	England	6,950
5	Kent	England	6,014
6	Shetland Islands	—	5,899
7	Lincolnshire	England	4,919
8	Highland	Scotland	3,515
9	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	3,275
10	Essex	England	2,617
11	Rutland	England	2,511
12	Orkney Islands	Scotland	2,441
13	Dorset	England	2,260
14	East Lothian	Scotland	2,245
15	Isles of Scilly	England	2,130

110,668 England29,897 Scotland5,344 Wales1,963 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 123 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 147,985
Peak month: May
Counties with records: 123
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Charadrius hiaticula
Also known as: Ringed Plover
Group: Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 62,570
Most recorded in: Cambridgeshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent, Shetland Islands, Lincolnshire, Highland, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Essex, Rutland, Orkney Islands +66
Conservation designations: Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Charadrius
Name with authority: Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 39