For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Balranald RSPB, N.Uist, Outer Hebrides 16/05/13	Balranald RSPB, N.Uist, Outer Hebrides 16/05/13	Balranald RSPB, N.Uist, Outer Hebrides 14/05/13	Loch Leven, Perth/Kinross 07/05/13	Loch Leven, Perth/Kinross 07/05/13
undisclosed site, N Yorks 05/05/13	Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancs 03/05/13	Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancs 30/04/13	Newton Marsh, Lancs 01/05/13	Toft Newton Reservoir, Lincs 01/05/13
Toft Newton Reservoir, Lincs 01/05/13	Elmley Marshes RSPB, Kent 27/04/13	Blashford Lakes HWT, Hants 20/04/13	Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk 14/04/13	Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk 30/03/13
Elmley Marshes RSPB, Kent 06/04/13	Elmley Marshes RSPB, Kent 06/04/13	Upware, Cambs 27/03/13	Melton, Suffolk 23/03/13	Trough of Bowland, Lancs 21/03/13
Loch Beg, Mull, Argyll 18/03/13	Ditchford GPs, Northants 23/01/13	Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset 12/03/13	Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset 12/03/13	Ellesmere Port, Cheshire 04/03/13

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Lapwing breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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