Species Detail - Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing
NBNSYS0000000027
RecommendedWell-formed
Green Plover , Northern Lapwing , Peewit , Vanellus cristatus (Meyer), Vanellus vanellus , Vanellus vulgaris Bechstein
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section II Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
vavan
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
2590
415
115
17/06/1992
29/10/2025
1 January (recorded in 1973)
31 December (recorded in 1986)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), accessed 28 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/10034