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This page shows records submitted for birds seen between 9 Jun 2026 and 17 Jun 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.
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Boughton Monchelsea (14:15 to 14:20) Warm and sunny - no clouds [Bill Stoneham] Map
3 Sparrowhawk (Circling over The Quarries before drifting away in a NE direction.)
Oare Marshes (13:15 to 15:30) Sunny with moderate SW'ly breeze. HT 14.25 [Damon Smith] Map
3 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 89 Gadwall, 35 Mallard, 3 Common Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 19 Coot, 3 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 38 Lapwing, 1 Curlew (over EF), 88 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Tern (EF), 40 Black-headed Gull, 4 Mediterranean Gull (1EF (1cy) & 3 over), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Pied Wagtail
Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:15) Mostly cloudy with a few spots of light rain and a moderate SW breeze. Temp. up to 20C. LT circa 08:45. With RM and RR. [Murray Wright] Map
4 Egyptian Goose (EF still), 1 Tufted Duck (drake on W side dyke), 10 Common Teal (EF), 1 Red-legged Partridge (in road at bends first thing), 2 Cuckoo (male and female still), 2 Turtle Dove ('purring' - one showing well near cottages), 28 Lapwing (EF), 1 Green Sandpiper (EF), 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads. on mud), 1 Cattle Egret (ad. with WF cattle again), 1 Sparrowhawk (one over N carrying prey again), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (male singing), 1 Corn Bunting (singing from wires near bends)
Monday 15 June 2026
Oare Marshes (14:10 to 16:00) Overcast with light SE'ly breeze. HT 12.50 [Damon Smith] Map
9 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 31 Gadwall, 25 Mallard, 4 Common Teal, 1 Moorhen, 17 Coot, 2 Avocet, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 39 Lapwing, 235 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Pied Wagtail
Penshurst (13:00 to 14:30) Sunny and 20 degrees [Mark Leggatt] Map
2 Grey Wagtail (At shallow, rocky section of the river towards Fordcombe)
North Foreland (06:30 to 10:30) With PC & PB. Partial list [John Carnell] Map
22 Common Scoter (16 s, 6 n.), 40 Kittiwake (16 s, 24 n.), 23 Manx Shearwater (South in small groups), 91 Gannet (South), 1 Shag (Present inshore)
Sunday 14 June 2026
Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (10:00 to 12:30) Sunny and warm with light westerly. [Iain Black] Map
2 Ringed Plover , 1 Cuckoo, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 32 Curlew (FP), 1 Common Tern, 4 Spoonbill (RP), 3 Cattle Egret
Oare Marshes (10:00 to 11:50) Mostly sunny with light NW'ly breeze. HT 12.00 [Damon Smith] Map
9 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 56 Gadwall, 26 Mallard, 3 Common Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 18 Coot, 3 Avocet, 4 Lapwing, 240 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 33 Black-headed Gull, 8 Mediterranean Gull (over EF), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Pied Wagtail
Oare Marshes (05:15 to 10:00) Sunny with light cloud building and a light NW breeze. Temp. up to 17C. LT circa 06:15. [Murray Wright] Map
11 Mute Swan (on EF first thing), 4 Egyptian Goose (on EF still), 2 Tufted Duck (pair on EF), 2 Common Teal (pair on EF still), 2 Cuckoo (pair around scrub W of cottages still), 2 Turtle Dove ('purring' W of cottages again), 22 Ringed Plover (on mud from SWH), 1 Little Ringed Plover (ad. on EF again), 1 Green Sandpiper (calling in flight over WF), 1 Dunlin (on mud with Ringed Plovers), 1 Sandwich Tern (W along Swale), 1 Sparrowhawk (carrying prey N over WF), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (flying S from UC), 1 Hobby (hunting over W side), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Corn Bunting (three between DD and UC, and one on wires near bends)
Saturday 13 June 2026
Oare Marshes (13:00 to 15:30) Sunny with a light W'ly breeze. HT 11.10 [Damon Smith] Map
13 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 66 Gadwall, 43 Mallard, 1 Common Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 3 Avocet, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 260 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Tern (EF), 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail
Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (12:40 to 16:10) Sunny with 2-4/8 cloud, warm but fresh W 3-5 wind. WeBS count. High tide about 11.40 [Murray Orchard] Map
404 Shelduck (347 roosting on FP, 57 BB1), 2 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo (singing male on BBPs), 7 Coot, 107 Avocet (roosting on FP - no indication of breeding on reserve), 52 Oystercatcher (49 roosting on FP), 4 Ringed Plover (FP - 2 pairs, one possibly sitting), 4 Little Ringed Plover (adult and fledged juvs on SP), 41 Lapwing, 13 Redshank, 2 Common Tern (feeding over HP), 13 Black-headed Gull (even small colony on CP islands deserted - no breeding at all this year. Worst year I’ve ever experienced at Cliffe for breeding birds due to drought and low water levels. Lack of breeding gulls probably put more predation pressure on other birds.), 5 Great Black-backed Gull (FP), 2 Spoonbill (adults on RP), 1 Lesser Whitethroat
High Halstow (10:00 to 12:30) Sunny and warm with moderate westerly. Sitings by SB [Iain Black] Map
1 Cuckoo, 1 Little Owl, 2 Hobby
Friday 12 June 2026
Foreness (08:30 to 09:00) [Simon Mount] Map
1 Zitting Cisticola (Same place as last year. Just S of sewage works)
North Foreland (06:20 to 08:50) With PC & PC. Partial list [John Carnell] Map
16 Kittiwake (South), 1 Cory's Shearwater (South. Two observers.), 3 Manx Shearwater (South), 63 Gannet (South)
Oare Marshes (05:30 to 10:00) Cloudy and humid with a fresh W breeze. Temp. up to 18C. HT circa10:30. [Murray Wright] Map
8 Mute Swan (EF), 4 Egyptian Goose (family on EF still), 2 Tufted Duck (pair on W side dyke), 92 Gadwall (on EF), 30 Mallard (on EF), 3 Common Teal (two drakes and a duck on EF), 2 Cuckoo (pair around scrub W of cottages still), 2 Turtle Dove ('purring' W of cottages), 5 Avocet (EF), 15 Ringed Plover (HS), 2 Little Ringed Plover (EF - a very active displaying ad., plus a well grown fledged juv. presumably hatched somewhere nearby), 2 Whimbrel (presumed late migrants in FC), 8 Curlew, 1 Greenshank (on EF then flew N), 2 Cattle Egret (ads. flew W), 200 Swift (circa feeding over reserve), 1 Barn Owl (Sheppey), 1 Hobby (W)
Thursday 11 June 2026
North Foreland (19:00 to 19:10) [Simon Mount] Map
1 Common Crossbill (SW)
Long Rock (Swalecliffe) (11:00 to 11:15) Sunny morning [COLIN JARMAN] Map
1 Great tit (Feeding on nut feeder multiple times), 1 Waxwing (Feeding on the ground in my back garden)
North Foreland (06:00 to 10:30) With PC. Partial list [John Carnell] Map
1 Gadwall (South), 1 Arctic Skua (North), 7 Little Tern (North), 13 Manx Shearwater (South), 174 Gannet (South), 4 Grey Heron (In/off juveniles)
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Oare Marshes (10:50 to 11:30) Starting sunny but quickly clouding over with light SW'ly breeze. HT 8.25 [Damon Smith] Map
6 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shelduck, 73 Gadwall, 19 Mallard, 3 Coot, 2 Avocet, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 330 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Reculver (10:00 to 11:00) and Matt Hindle [Chris Hindle] Map
5 Little Grebe (adult feeding 4 young at Reculver), 2 Cuckoo, 6 Avocet (pair with 4 young at Coldharbour), 5 Oystercatcher (2 young at Coldharbour), 360 Swift (feeding over oil seed rape field and moving W), 10 Stonechat (5 pairs between Reculver and Plumpudding)
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