Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842) Euring code not available.
Family: Charadriiformes > Charadriidae

A very rare vagrant to the UK, the first record was a widely-travelled individual in 2023. First found in Northumberland in early May it then travelled north to Fife, Moray and the Outer Hebrides. 

Grey-headed Lapwings are long-distance migrants, breeding in northeast China and Japan, and wintering mainly in northern Southeast Asia. Prior to the UK record there were sporadic records of vagrants in Europe following possible westward expansion of the wintering range in Asia.

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Grey-headed Lapwing, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: Fredeluga capgrisa
Czech: ?ejka šedohlavá
Danish: Gråhovedet Vibe
Dutch: Grijskopkievit
Finnish: huppuhyyppä
French: Vanneau à tête grise
German: Graukopfkiebitz
Hungarian: szürkefej? bíbic
Icelandic: Grávepja
Italian: Pavoncella testagrigia
Lithuanian: Pilkagalv? pemp?
Norwegian: Gråhodevipe
Polish: czajka szarog?owa
Portuguese: Abibe-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Slovak: cíbik sivohlavý
Spanish: Avefría Ceniza
Swedish: gråhuvad vipa

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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