Species Detail - Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for 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
11948
405
120
08/08/1967
31/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 1973)
31 December (recorded in 1986)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10034