Common Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula, is a species of wader found in wetland, unvegetated or sparsely vegetated land and river and lake ecosystems.

Charadrius hiaticula has a breeding population size of 24600-37400 pairs and a breeding range size of 513000 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Decreasing in the short term and Stable in the long term. Charadrius hiaticula has a winter population size of 70800-79800 individuals in the EU27. The winter population trend in the EU27 is Fluctuating in the short term and Fluctuating in the long term.

The EU population status of Charadrius hiaticula was assessed as Secure, because the species does not meet any of the IUCN Red List criteria for threatened or Near Threatened, or the criteria for Depleted or Declining (the EU27 population or range has not declined by 20% or more since 1980).