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Little ringed plover migration Charadrius dubius
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| Scientific name | Charadrius dubius |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 45 cm |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 172,842 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q18851 (CC0).
When does the little ringed plover arrive in the UK?
Only 1,263 UK records in the GBIF data used here, too few to say when it arrives.
Migration in the data
172,842 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In Europe and Africa, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 50°N) and furthest south in December (about 24°N).
Month by month: centre of records in Europe and Africa
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 37°N | 0% |
| February | 27°N | 0% |
| March | 46°N | 0% |
| April | 49°N | 0% |
| May | 50°N | 0% |
| June | 50°N | 0% |
| July | 50°N | 0% |
| August | 48°N | 0% |
| September | 47°N | 0% |
| October | 44°N | 0% |
| November | 44°N | 0% |
| December | 24°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the little ringed plover
The little ringed plover is a small plover native to the Old World. It has mostly brown upperparts, a black neckband and a black mask around the eye with a noticeable yellow eyering. Its forehead, belly and the rest of the breast are white. A migratory species, it breeds in open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges. …
From the Wikipedia article “Little ringed plover” (revision 1352507808), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=7937336&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.