This page shows records submitted for birds seen between 7 Jun 2025 and 15 Jun 2025. 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.
2 Marsh Tit (adult and fledgling)
2 Spoonbill (Immatures feeding on EF.)
2 Hobby (1 SE), 39 Sand Martin (35 SW), 1 Common Crossbill (1 S)
25 Swift, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Hobby, 1 Reed Warbler (Scarce here), 5 Common Crossbill (Flew west calling 07:00)
3 Spotted Flycatcher (2 adults, one juvenile)
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)
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
3 Yellow Wagtail (3 singing birds in potato fields S of village)
4 Common Crossbill (4 flew west, calling.)
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
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
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)
24 Common Tern (12 pairs on raft; 8 sharing 12 chicks and 4 sitting)
1 Nuthatch (heard calling on several occasions. My first here in years!)
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)
1 Cuckoo (singing male), 1 Turtle Dove (one purring), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2+ House Martin (around probable nests on houses), 1 Nightingale (singing male)
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
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)
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
1 Common Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Bullfinch (Pair in puddle on entrance path)
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
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
1 White Wagtail (Male carrying nest material)
4 Firecrest (pair feeding at least 2 fledglings; the male still singing occasionally)
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
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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