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This page shows records submitted for birds seen between 2 Aug 2026 and 10 Aug 2026. Sightings from the most recent 7 days are not available to non-members. Please consider joining the KOS to see more recent records, or if you are a member, login here. Rare and scarce species species are shown in orange and unusual species in blue.
Monday 10 August 2026
Bekesbourne (10:15 to 10:30) [R J Douthwaite] Map
2 Turtle Dove
Sunday 9 August 2026
Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (09:30 to 11:15) Warm and sunny with light cloud clearing, becoming very warm. Calm/NE 1. High tide 09.45 but only 4.8m @ Sheerness [Murray Orchard] Map
8 Shelduck (adult with 7 large young/juvs on RP), 5 Common Teal (RP), 6+ Little Grebe (RP), 86 Avocet (FP), 2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs on RP), 6 Curlew (FP), 277 Black-tailed Godwit (FP), 1 Common Sandpiper (RP), 5 Dunlin (FP), 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (feeding on RP islands still, best viewed from Pickles Way viewpoint), 1 Hobby (adult over RP)
Little Farthingloe (Dover) (06:10 to 06:11) [Mark Kennett] Map
2 Honey Buzzard
Oare Marshes (05:00 to 09:45) Hot, calm and mostly sunny. Temp. 14 - 27C. HT circa 09:00. With SC. 38+ ad. Little Terns on Swale and landing on mud around slipway at high tide. [Murray Wright] Map
1 Common Teal (EF), 4 Turtle Dove, 22 Ringed Plover (on mud around slipway), 7 Little Ringed Plover (on EF - incl. ad. with two youngsters still), 23 Whimbrel (incl. 13 flying W during morning), 200 Black-tailed Godwit (circa FC), 1 Snipe (EF), 2 Common Sandpiper (FC), 100 Redshank (circa FC), 1 Greenshank (FC), 19 Turnstone (on slipway), 2 Dunlin (on mud by slipway), 20 Sandwich Tern (circa on Swale), 15 Common Tern (+ on Swale), 200 Black-headed Gull (roosting on EF), 3 Common Gull (ads.), 15 Cattle Egret (13 flew W, plus two with W side cattle), 1 Hobby (over WF first thing)
Saturday 8 August 2026
Samphire Hoe (09:30 to 11:30) [Chris Powell] Map
1 Honey Buzzard (Male flying inland)
South Swale LNR (05:55 to 10:15) Sunny and warm with a light S.S.E. breeze. [Colin Fisher] Map
250 Greylag Goose (in flight over Sheppey), 1280 Oystercatcher (Castle Coote at hightide), 15 Whimbrel (mudflats), 240 Black-tailed Godwit (Castle Coote at hightide), 3 Common Sandpiper (mudflats), 1 Greenshank (mudflats), 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern, 460 Black-headed Gull, 56 Cormorant (roosting on the electricity pylons at Seasalter Levels), 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby (flying low over reedbeds), 4 Sedge Warbler, 22 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 7 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail (with the pied wagtails), 15 Pied Wagtail (feeding at the hightide line), 35 Linnet, 2 Corn Bunting
Oare Marshes (04:45 to 10:30) Warm and sunny (after a 'chilly' start!) with a gentle SE breeze. Temp. 11 - 25C. HT circa 08:00.With RM, SC and YW. [Murray Wright] Map
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Teal (in W side dyke), 10 Turtle Dove (ad. near cottages again and still 'purring', plus nine on wires to W before dropping into stubble - incl. sev. juvs.), 6 Water Rail (pair with two chicks DD again, plus ad. with youngster EF), 1 Golden Plover (on W side dyke with a few Lapwings), 9 Ringed Plover (one over, plus a flock of eight W along Swale), 5 Little Ringed Plover (on EF incl. adult with two rapidly growing young still), 10 Whimbrel, 308 Black-tailed Godwit (eight on EF, plus circa 300 in FC), 3 Snipe (EF), 150 Redshank (circa FC), 1 Greenshank (FC), 8 Turnstone (on slipway), 1 Ruff (juv. with Redshanks in FC then flew W), 12 Sandwich Tern (on and around slipway), 1 Arctic Tern (juv. on and around slipway post with Common and Sandwich Terns then flew W), 8 Common Tern (+ on Swale), 1 Osprey (carrying large fish over HS heading low S over Swale mobbed by gulls, then circling high over Nagden Marshes 09:55-10:05), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 4 Stonechat (in bushes near EF), 1 Wheatear (on concrete distantly to W of UC)
Kingston (near Barham) [Chris Powell] Map
4 Golden Plover (Flew over heading south)
Penshurst Place (Park Farm area) sunny and calm [John Guiver] Map
52 Canada Goose, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Whinchat
Seaton Gravel Pits [Richard Collins] Map
12 Canada Goose, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear
Thursday 6 August 2026
Cliffe Pools (09:50 to 14:10) Low tide [Stephen Gatley] Map
8+ Little Grebe (Radar Pool), 26 Great Crested Grebe (All on Crystal Pool), 42 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Radar Pool), 1 Whimbrel (On foreshore), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (On Flamingo Pool), 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Showing well on Ski Pool), 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit
Wednesday 5 August 2026
King's Wood (near Challock) (20:30 to 22:00) [Neil Coulson] Map
2 Nightjar (Churring then in flight), 1 Tawny Owl
Milton Creek (Sittingbourne) (20:15) [Daniel Oates] Map
3 Spotted Redshank (On Brickworks Pool nr Gas Road - Low water level. Very vocal.)
Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) Sunny intervals (with even a few spots of rain!) and a moderte WSW breeze picking up. Temp. up to 23C. HT circa 05:30. With RM and YW. [Murray Wright] Map
2 Egyptian Goose (on EF then flew W), 10 Turtle Dove (incl. ads. in trees just W of cottages and on weathervane, plus seven birds together (incl. at least five juvs.) on wires well to the W of cottages), 4 Water Rail (pair with two chicks showing well in DD again), 5 Little Ringed Plover (EF incl. ad. with two young still), 10 Whimbrel, 254 Black-tailed Godwit (four on EF at high tide, plus circa 250 in FC), 1 Green Sandpiper (on W side dyke), 4 Dunlin (three on EF and one in FC), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. on mud E of slipway again), 20 Cattle Egret (+ with cattle W of road and with sheep from DD), 3 Swift (flew S), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby (hunting over WF first thing), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (a smart and bright juvenile showed well for a couple of mins. in a sheltered corner of DD coming down onto the mud - as good a view of a silent Autumn bird as I've had here!), 5 Yellow Wagtail (+)
Tuesday 4 August 2026
Capel Fleet (East Sheppey) (10:15 to 11:30) Hot and sunny. Temperature 27 Centigrade [Keith Cutting] Map
16 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 3 Spoonbill, 7 Great White Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) Hot and sunny with a gentle SW breeze. Temp. up to 27C. HT circa 04:45. With GJAB. [Murray Wright] Map
3 Turtle Dove (ad. just W of cottages, plus two juvs. on wires further W), 2 Golden Plover (ads. on mud E of slipway), 5 Little Ringed Plover (on EF incl. ad. with two young still), 25 Whimbrel, 2 Snipe (on W side dyke), 1 Spotted Redshank (smart black and vocal ad. flew W over slipway circa 05:15), 1 Greenshank (in FC then on EF), 2 Turnstone (on slipway), 1 Dunlin (over EF), 10 Sandwich Tern (+ around slipway at HT), 8 Common Tern (on Swale), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. on mud E of slipway again), 17 Cattle Egret (with cattle W of road), 1 Osprey (over Swale to the W of UC viewed distantly from slipway circa 10:35), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby (hunting over WF early on), 1 Whinchat (on bushes along seawall W of carpark again), 2 Stonechat (juvs.)
Seaton Gravel Pits [Richard Collins] Map
11 Canada Goose
Monday 3 August 2026
Shellness (Sheppey) (16:15 to 18:30) Warm and sunny, high cloud, NE 3/4 wind. High tide. All observations relate to point roost. [Murray Orchard] Map
740 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 55 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 505 Turnstone (personal record count, majority of birds were adults in breeding plumage), 19 Sanderling, 71 Dunlin, 140+ Sandwich Tern (130 at beach roost, 10 offshore but many had flown out to sea to feed), 2 Common Tern, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad/2CY), 1 Common Gull (adult)
Oare Marshes (16:00 to 20:15) Mostly sunny with a light NE'ly breeze HT 15.50 [Damon Smith] Map
1 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 5 Golden Plover, 6 Little Ringed Plover (includes adult with 2 chicks still), 22 Whimbrel (2 & 20 over), 930 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 210 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Tern (Swale), 810 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (over EF), 10 Cattle Egret (with W side cattle), 5 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Bearded Tit
Elmley NNR (14:45 to 15:45) Hot and sunny, NE wind [Murray Orchard] Map
4 Cattle Egret (with cattle from entrance track)
Blue Bell Hill (08:00 to 09:40) Hot, couldn't see too far becoz of heat haze [Harry Fairlie] Map
10 Stock Dove (Showed well as they catapulted through the woodland.), 1 Black Kite (A possible bird flew low over the area, showing signs of Black Kite, no pictures but I am almost certain it was. I also put it on Birdguides but apparently it was 'erroneous', I'm sorry but I wouldn't lie to two things in a space of around 10 minutes.), 5 Treecreeper (I didn't see any, so 5 birds as an estimate were calling.), 1 Pied Flycatcher (Bird from last week confirmed as I refound it and got good views), 50 Greenfinch (Another estimate! Probably the biggest surprise of the day! Gave excellent views and I was able to get the best views I have ever had of some!)
Seaton Gravel Pits Hot and sunny [Richard Collins] Map
1 Jay, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Spotted Flycatcher
Sunday 2 August 2026
Capel Fleet (East Sheppey) (13:15 to 14:15) Warm and sunny with NE 4 wind. [Murray Orchard] Map
1 Mallard (duck with 6 ducklings close to road), 200 Coot, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 12 Spoonbill (feeding and roosting along the fleet), 3 Great White Egret
Milton Creek (Sittingbourne) (11:00 to 12:30) Warm and sunny with NE breeze. Low but rising tide. [Murray Orchard] Map
1 Turtle Dove (adult perched in dead tree), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank
Murston Pits (11:00 to 12:30) Warm and sunny with NE breeze [Murray Orchard] Map
16 Shelduck (adult with 15 juveniles), 380 Black-tailed Godwit (roosting), 200+ Redshank (roosting with the godwits), 3 Turnstone, 3 Dunlin, 5 Common Tern (on islands but no sign of breeding)
Oare Marshes (08:00 to 10:30) Warm and sunny with E breeze. Low tide. [Murray Orchard] Map
1 Turtle Dove (adult on wires opposite cottages), 2 Little Ringed Plover (adult, juv and a chick), 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (adult feeding around remaining water on E flood), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting adult on Swale mud E of slipway), 15 Cattle Egret (7 adults and 8 juveniles in field W of road)
Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) Warm and sunny with a light ENE breeze picking up. Temp. up to 23C. LT circa 09:30. With SC. [Murray Wright] Map
5 Turtle Dove (two 'purring' and three juvs. together on telephone lines well to W of cottages), 5 Little Ringed Plover (incl. ad. with two chicks still), 2 Snipe (W side dyke), 4 Green Sandpiper (one on W side dyke and three on EF), 1 Greenshank (FC), 2 Turnstone (on slipway), 1 Dunlin (on EF), 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (ad. on EF throughout), 3 Sandwich Tern (along Swale), 40 Common Tern (circa on and over the Swale), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. on mud E of slipway still), 20 Cattle Egret (with cattle W of road incl. eight juvs.), 1 Sparrowhawk (over), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv.), 1 Hobby (perched in tree by fishing ponds), 3 Lesser Whitethroat (+), 1 Whinchat (W of road with Stonechats), 6 Stonechat (+, incl. three juvs.), 6 Yellow Wagtail (+)
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