Kent Ornithological Society

Sunday 15 June 2025

Toy's Hill (Westerham) (16:30) Added to BirdTrack. [Richard Jenkinson] Map

2 Marsh Tit (adult and fledgling)

Oare Marshes (16:00 to 17:00) [Roger Clews] Map

2 Spoonbill (Immatures feeding on EF.)

Riverhead (10:30 to 12:00) Added to BirdTrack. Impromptu watch from the garden. [Richard Jenkinson] Map

2 Hobby (1 SE), 39 Sand Martin (35 SW), 1 Common Crossbill (1 S)

Herne Bay Downs (Herne Bay) (05:00 to 10:00) Sunny, mild, light wind [Marc Heath] Map

25 Swift, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Hobby, 1 Reed Warbler (Scarce here), 5 Common Crossbill (Flew west calling 07:00)

Saturday 14 June 2025

Godmersham Church (11:00 to 12:15) Warm, some cloud [Rebecca Torry] Map

3 Spotted Flycatcher (2 adults, one juvenile)

Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) A calm and mostly cloudy start with a few spots of rain - sunny spells with a moderate SW breeze picking up later. Warm and humid - temp. up to 23C. LT circa 09:00. With RM. [Murray Wright] Map

7 Shelduck (pair with five small ducklings on mud E of slipway), 4 Teal (two drakes and two ducks on EF), 2 Cuckoo (male and female heard), 1 Turtle Dove ('purring'), 2 Little Ringed Plover (nesting pair of EF still), 1 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage bird flew off S calling from EF circa 05:05 - presumed a returning bird), 1 Little Gull (1st summer again on mud E of slipway then flew to EF to roost), 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret (on marsh just E of DD), 1 Barn Owl, 3 Corn Bunting (DD to UC)

Bough Beech Reservoir [Alan Wells] Map

53 Egyptian Goose, 4 Mandarin Duck, 10 Gadwall, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 2 Cuckoo (( males)), 2 Little Grebe, 5 Oystercatcher, 26 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Caspian Gull ((1st S. some moulting noticed)), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk ((male)), 6 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 3 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Mistle Thrush

Stodmarsh [Brendan Ryan] Map

3 Yellow Wagtail (3 singing birds in potato fields S of village)

Friday 13 June 2025

Cliftonville (06:16 to 06:20) [Barry Hunt] Map

4 Common Crossbill (4 flew west, calling.)

Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) Hot, sunny and calm. Temp. up to 25C. LT circa 08:30. [Murray Wright] Map

2 Tufted Duck (pair on W side dyke), 3 Cuckoo (incl. singing male still), 1 Turtle Dove, 73 Lapwing (on EF), 2 Little Ringed Plover (pair on EF still 'defending' their rather exposed nest!), 7 Bar-tailed Godwit (on HS), 1 Greenshank (on EF), 3 Cattle Egret (flew over from W and landed with NA cattle), 1 Great White Egret (fishing along waters edge just W of slipway), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv. in trees opp. cottages), 6 Sand Martin (one group flew S), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 2 Yellow Wagtail

Thursday 12 June 2025

Faversham Creek (16:57 to 19:44) [Alan Fossey] Map

1 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 4 Pheasant, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer

Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (14:30 to 17:00) Cloudy with sunshine, very warm & humid, SSE 2. High tide about 14.30 [Murray Orchard] Map

704 Shelduck (usual big June roost on FP/SP), 11 Oystercatcher (FP/SP), 73 Avocet (FP), 1 Grey Plover ( FP), 3 Ringed Plover (adult and 2 fledged young/juvs), 1 Whimbrel (FP), 4 Curlew (FP), 150 Mediterranean Gull (influx of non-breeding adults, joining resident breeding birds: 30 pairs)

Stodmarsh (11:00 to 12:00) Warm and sunny with SE breeze. Brief visit. [Murray Orchard] Map

24 Common Tern (12 pairs on raft; 8 sharing 12 chicks and 4 sitting)

Northward Hill RSPB Reserve (10:00 to 10:15) Sunny and warm [Keith Cutting] Map

1 Nuthatch (heard calling on several occasions. My first here in years!)

Wednesday 11 June 2025

Fowley Island (16:00 to 17:00) Clear and sunny but fresh E wind. [Murray Orchard] Map

2 Tufted Duck (drakes), 500 Black-headed Gull ( Count of adults, about 250 pairs), 45 Mediterranean Gull (Count of adults, about 20 pairs), 4 Sandwich Tern (one seen to land on the island), 5 Common Tern (Count of adults - 3 AON), 1 Hobby (flew over island and caused mayhem)

Conyer (15:00 to 17:30) Blue sky and sunshine, fresh E breeze. Brickworks. [Murray Orchard] Map

1 Cuckoo (singing male), 1 Turtle Dove (one purring), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2+ House Martin (around probable nests on houses), 1 Nightingale (singing male)

Oare Marshes (13:35 to 15:00) Sunny with strengthening E'ly breeze HT 12.55 [Damon Smith] Map

14 Greylag Goose (4 adults & 10 goslings), 2 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 26 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 23 Avocet, 28 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 342 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, 94 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) A sunny start, but then mostly cloudy with a gentle ESE breeze. Temp. up to 18C. LT circa 07:15. With RM and RR. [Murray Wright] Map

4 Shoveler (on EF), 37 Gadwall (on EF), 1 Tufted Duck (drake on W side dyke), 1 Cuckoo (male), 1 Turtle Dove (on weathervane), 1 Water Rail (ad. on EF), 2 Oystercatcher (pair on EF), 33 Lapwing (on EF), 12 Grey Plover (on HS), 2 Little Ringed Plover (nesting pair on EF still), 328 Black-tailed Godwit (on EF), 12 Redshank (on EF), 4 Sandwich Tern (W along Swale), 2 Cattle Egret (mobile around reserve), 2 Barn Owl (around W side), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (UC), 3 Corn Bunting (between DD and UC - two still singing)

Golden Green (near Hadlow) Overcast,gentle se breeze ( walk to Whetsted gps and back) [Alan Wells] Map

1 Mandarin Duck (( fem)), 1 Pochard ((male)), 18 Swift, 4+ Cuckoo, 3 Turtle Dove ((3 purring males.1 far side of c.pit,1 back of W.pit,1 on wires E.pit)), 1 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover (( causeway pit)), 1 Green Sandpiper ((c.pit)), 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby (( over pits)), 1 Red-footed Falcon ((1st S male seen at close range from riverbank close to East lock hawking insects over near ditch and harvested field in very low flight between 8.35 -8.50 then flew towards Golden Green)), 14 Skylark, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail, 6 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting

Tuesday 10 June 2025

Longbeech Wood (Challock) (13:30 to 14:35) Sun 21C with Jim Butler [Eric Brown] Map

1 Common Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Bullfinch (Pair in puddle on entrance path)

Oare Marshes (10:20 to 11:20) Cloud, breezy short sunny periods with Jim Butler [Eric Brown] Map

7 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Gadwall, 2 Turtle Dove (weather vane), 4 Oystercatcher, 7 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

Monday 9 June 2025

Oare Marshes (13:45 to 16:00) Mostly sunny with light SW'ly breeze HT 11.40 [Damon Smith] Map

2 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 31 Gadwall, 26 Mallard (Includes 5 ducklings), 1 Cuckoo, 2 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 3 Oystercatcher, 25 Avocet, 19 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 322 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, 81 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Gull (Landed briefly on EF @ 15.50), 4 Mediterranean Gull (2 EF 2 over), 1 Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, 3 Pied Wagtail

Whinless Down. Dover (10:00 to 11:45) [Mark Kennett] Map

1 White Wagtail (Male carrying nest material)

Riverhead Parkland (08:15 to 09:15) Added to BirdTrack. [Richard Jenkinson] Map

4 Firecrest (pair feeding at least 2 fledglings; the male still singing occasionally)

Sunday 8 June 2025

Oare Marshes (10:00 to 13:00) Mostly sunny with brisk WNW breeze. HT 11.00 [Damon Smith] Map

14 Greylag Goose (4 adults & 10 goslings), 2 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 2 Swift, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 16 Avocet, 5 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 208 Black-tailed Godwit (Including a "limosa" bird headstarted under Project Godwit), 1 Knot, 4 Redshank, 115 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret (WF), 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

Saturday 7 June 2025

Oare Marshes (05:15 to 11:00) Early rain drying up, then sunny intervals with a moderate WSW breeze picking up. Temp. up to 16C. HT circa 10:45. With RM, RR, AE and RS. [Murray Wright] Map

1 Tufted Duck (drake on W side dyke), 75 Swift (circa W), 2 Cuckoo (male and female), 2 Turtle Dove (seen and heard), 1 Water Rail (ad. showing well in road), 17 Lapwing (on EF), 2 Little Ringed Plover (still prospecting EF), 7 Bar-tailed Godwit (on HS - flock of 15 W along Swale y'day a.m.), 1 Little Gull (1st summer still present around slipway and on EF y'day, but no sign this morning), 4 Mediterranean Gull (three ads. and a 2nd summer on EF), 3 Sandwich Tern (W along Swale), 3 Cattle Egret (with cattle near cottages), 1 Great White Egret (on EF), 1 Barn Owl, 3 Hobby (vocal birds over cottages together then flew S), 2 House Martin (W), 1 Stonechat (male), 4 Yellow Wagtail

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