Kent Ornithological Society Providing information about birds and birdwatching in Kent

• Brendan Ryan
• 24-Mar-2023
• Recording news

Record numbers of Alpine Swifts have been recorded in Britian in the last week and Kent has shared in this influx with sightings in Thanet, Dungeness, Reculver, Stodmarsh, Bockhill, Oare, and New Hythe/Leybourne. Birds have been lingering for the last couple of days at New Hythe and at North Foreland in Thanet. More details on the sightings pages. Photo of the New Hythe bird by KOS member Terry Laws 

• Keith Privett
• 29-Sep-2021
• Recording news

After several additions to the Kent list in the last year, Geoff Burton has updated the Kent listers page

A short article on the history of Kent listing has been added to the Articles page

• Keith Privett
• 1-Sep-2021
• Recording news

The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC) has accepted the sightings of Common Nighthawk, Masked Shrike and Eye-browed Thrush in Kent. These are all new species for the county and the Kent List has now moved on to 426. Records of White-throated Sparrow and Eastern Yellow Wagtail which would also be new for the county remain to be assessed by the BBRC.