Bird
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus · Charadriidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records4,482,698in 78 countries
Most seen inSweden914,820 records
Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status
About
Northern Lapwing in brief
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a bird of the Charadriidae family — species of bird.
Across the 78 countries we cover it has 4,482,698 published records, most of them from Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden914,820 records · best Mar, Apr
Netherlands804,612 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom632,947 records · best May, Apr
Denmark531,314 records · best Mar, Apr
Norway290,501 records · best Apr, May
France273,974 records · best Jan, Dec
Belgium237,252 records · best Apr, May
Spain149,918 records · best Jan, Dec
Germany128,093 records · best Mar, May
Finland124,960 records · best Jun, May
Estonia50,469 records · best May, Apr
Portugal40,898 records · best Jan, Dec
Russia40,610 records · best May, Apr
Poland38,998 records · best May, Apr
Austria27,389 records · best Apr, May
Czechia22,098 records · best Apr, May
Italy21,798 records · best Jan, Dec
Ireland18,386 records · best Jan, Oct
Taiwan16,233 records · best Jan, Dec
Israel12,239 records · best Dec, Nov
Hungary11,984 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye11,086 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine8,820 records · best May, Apr
China7,163 records · best Dec, Jan
Switzerland5,198 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania5,063 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria4,786 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia4,739 records · best Jun, May
Romania4,258 records · best May, Aug
Serbia3,990 records · best May, Apr
Belarus3,798 records · best May, Apr
Greece3,714 records · best Jan, Feb
Japan3,614 records · best Jan, Feb
Kazakhstan2,963 records · best May, Jun
Slovakia2,936 records · best May, Apr
Iran2,847 records · best Jan, Dec
Croatia2,187 records · best Apr, May
Luxembourg2,067 records · best May, Apr
South Korea1,946 records · best Jan, Nov
Latvia1,613 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan1,591 records · best Nov, Oct
Slovenia1,166 records · best Apr, Mar
Moldova890 records · best May, Aug
Georgia804 records · best Sep, May
United Arab Emirates721 records · best Dec, Jan
Kyrgyzstan673 records · best May, Jul
Morocco635 records · best Jan, Dec
Cyprus592 records · best Nov, Oct
Kuwait478 records · best Nov, Jan
Kosovo423 records · best May, Apr
Armenia341 records · best May, Apr
Algeria315 records · best Jan, Dec
Iceland253 records · best Jun, May
Egypt188 records · best Dec, Nov
Tunisia172 records · best Jan, Feb
Saudi Arabia155 records · best Dec, Nov
Palestine143 records · best Nov, Dec
Qatar129 records · best Nov, Dec
Bosnia and Herzegovina121 records · best May, Jun
North Macedonia106 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro93 records · best Apr, May
Lebanon83 records · best Feb, Nov
Uzbekistan77 records · best Mar, Jan
Albania73 records · best Jan, Feb
Iraq57 records · best Jan, Dec
Jordan32 records · best Nov, Oct
Tajikistan32 records · best Jan, Oct
Afghanistan20 records · best Mar, Jan
Malta11 records · best Nov, Dec
Syria10 records · best Oct, Jan
Bahrain8 records · best Nov, Oct
Turkmenistan7 records · best Feb, Jan
North Korea6 records · best Mar, Jan
Libya6 records · best Jan, Feb
Liechtenstein2 records · best Apr, Jan
Barbados2 records · best Jul, Jan
Andorra1 records · best Mar, Jan
Antigua and Barbuda1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.