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Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus

309Records since 2000
MayPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan56
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May208
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec45

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland9
2Moray Scotland2
298 England11 Scotland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
309
Peak month
May
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Vanellus cinereus
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Vanellus
Name with authority
Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842)
Described
1842

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1047787 · GBIF 5229145