Kent Ornithological Society

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 (+)

Saturday 1 August 2026

Finberry (10:30 to 13:30) Hot, but VERY LITTLE cloud. Decent visibility. [Harry Fairlie] Map

1 Quail (Calling very close to one of the trails. Sadly no sight, but what are the odds for a Quail), 2 Turtle Dove (I saw one on a further wire and another was sat around 10 minutes away from that exact bird.), 1 Cattle Egret (In a field when the Peregrine shot through.)

Reculver (08:30 to 08:45) [Chris Hindle] Map

1 Quail (1 calling from oat field south of the Towers)

Stodmarsh (08:00 to 10:00) [Bryan East] Map

2 Great White Egret, 50 Cattle Egret (all in dead trees far side of lake)

Oare Marshes (04:45 to 10:15) Warm and mostly sunny with just a very gentle NE breeze. Temp. up to 23C. LT circa 09:00. With RM, RR and SC. [Murray Wright] Map

9 Common Teal (in one flock along Swale), 2 Turtle Dove (still showing and 'purring' well), 6 Water Rail (+ incl. pair feeding and brooding two small chicks in DD), 8 Little Ringed Plover (on EF incl ad. with two small chicks still), 20 Whimbrel (+), 1 Common Sandpiper (flying S across Swale), 1 Green Sandpiper (W side dyke), 1 Greenshank (FC), 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (ad. still on remains of EF best viewed in mornings from seawall along FC), 250 Common Tern (+ in several large flocks flying high W along the Swale), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. on mud E of slipway throughout), 19 Cattle Egret (counted in one flockk flushed from W side cattle), 1 Kingfisher (in flight along dyke near DD), 1 Hobby (flew E), 1 Whinchat (showing well in bushes near Sea Wall hide with Stonechats for second day), 5 Stonechat (+), 4 Yellow Wagtail (+), 2 Corn Bunting (DD)

Seaton Gravel Pits Cloud - LIGHT RAIN! [Richard Collins] Map

1 Cuckoo (Juv Hepatic phase)

Friday 31 July 2026

Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (10:45 to 13:30) Bright sunny clear and very hot [Richard Beesly ] Map

100+ Shelduck (Most on Essex side of Thames mudflats), 4 Little Grebe, 500+ Avocet (Most on Essex side of Thames mudflats), 50+ Oystercatcher (Most on Essex side of Thames mudflats), 100+ Lapwing, 75+ Curlew (Most on Essex side of Thames mudflats), 1000+ Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Essex side of Thames mudflats), 3 Common Sandpiper, 150+ Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank (Winter plumage on Ski Pools at 11am with redshanks), 10 Greenshank (Crystal Pool & Flamingo Pools), 1 Little Stint (Summer plumage on Radar Pool at 12.30pm from metal gate), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Blackcap, 11 Whitethroat

Oare Marshes (06:15 to 09:45) Bright sunny clear and warm with slight breeze off the Swale [Richard Beesly ] Map

30+ Shelduck, 1 Common Teal, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Turtle Dove (On telegraph poles near weather vane), 1 Water Rail (Dan’s dock), 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 40+ Lapwing, 2 Whimbrel, 14 Curlew, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 200+ Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (East flood channel from 6.30am to 9.30am), 2 Sandwich Tern (On Swale), 5 Common Tern, 1 Bonaparte's Gull (On mud to east of slipway on Swale at 7.30am), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Juveniles), 24+ Cattle Egret (With cattle on east and west floods), 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 6 Bearded Tit (Inc juveniles on east flood reeds), 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Whitethroat, 7 Yellow Wagtail (Inc juveniles), 12 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting

Foreness Kenton Evans [Simon Mount] Map

1 Cory's Shearwater (East at 08:48)

Thursday 30 July 2026

Oare Marshes (13:40 to 18:15) Sunny spells with light E'ly breeze. HT 13.30 [Damon Smith] Map

1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 11 Golden Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 66 Lapwing, 173 Whimbrel (Groups over of 44, 18, 26, 10, 59, 5 & 11), 990 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 Bonaparte's Gull (on mudflats just E of Slipway @ 18.00), 970 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 9 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Bearded Tit, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Egypt Bay-St Mary's Bay (06:00 to 08:00) sunny, light breeze, low tide [John Guiver] Map

340 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, 24 Mallard, 30 Oystercatcher, 22 Curlew, 1 Common Buzzard, 8 Bearded Tit (East side of Egypt Bay), 4 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat (+), 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 40 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (F)

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Allhallows (09:50 to 14:15) [Stephen Gatley] Map

3 Little Grebe (Pair with one young), 3 Green Sandpiper (Along fleet), 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (On sea wall), 4 Kestrel (3 at Grain Marshes and one at Allhallows), 15+ Linnet

Capel Fleet (East Sheppey) (05:30) [Derek Faulkner] Map

12 Great White Egret (Feeding in shallow Capel Fleet at Capel Corner)

Oare Marshes (04:45 to 09:00) Hot and sunny. Temp. up to 28C. LT circa 07:00. [Murray Wright] Map

3 Egyptian Goose (over), 4 Water Rail (ads. EF), 8 Little Ringed Plover (at least on EF incl. two small chicks still), 1 Common Sandpiper (on slipway), 2 Green Sandpiper (EF), 1 Greenshank (over), 1 Ruff (male on EF still), 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (ad. found on EF where it eventually showed reasonably well and was id'ed from sea wall along FC viewed W towards road. This is the 7th record for OM with the first in 1998 and all the rest since 2010.), 10 Cattle Egret (+ with W side cattle and on EF)

Oare Marshes [Keith Privett] Map

1 Water Rail, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Curlew, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (Adult), 8 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Bearded Tit, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet

Yantlet Creek High tide. Stoke Lagoon dried out. [Stephen Gatley] Map

c230 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 2 Whimbrel, 74+ Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 14 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 5+ Mediterranean Gull, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Oare Marshes (05:15 to 10:15) Hot and sunny with a gentle SSW breeze. Temp. up to 27C. LT circa 06:30. With GJAB. [Murray Wright] Map

2 Turtle Dove, 4 Water Rail (EF incl. ad. with two small young), 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover (on EF incl. ad. with two small chicks still - as far as I know only the second time this species has successfully bred here), 5 Whimbrel (+), 2 Snipe (EF), 2 Green Sandpiper (EF), 6 Knot (EF), 2 Ruff (males on EF still), 2 Dunlin (EF), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. still present), 6 Mediterranean Gull (on EF incl. two juvs.), 16 Cattle Egret (with W side cattle and on EF incl. seven juvs. - the largest flock I've seen here so far), 1 Sparrowhawk (over EF), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv.), 1 Stonechat (male), 2 Yellow Wagtail (EF)

Dungeness RSPB Reserve [Keith Privett] Map

1 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Black Tern (Juvenile), 30 Common Tern, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker

Monday 27 July 2026

Oare Marshes (13:10 to 16:45) Mostly sunny with a v light NW'ly breeze. HT 11.35 [Damon Smith] Map

1 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 1 Avocet, 2 Golden Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover (including an adult with 2 very small chicks), 21 Lapwing, 1070 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 45 Redshank, 13 Knot (mostly Summer plumaged), 2 Ruff, 21 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull (On Swale at 16.00), 650 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 10 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron

Brokes Mill Farm [John Guiver] Map

2 Common Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper

Sunday 26 July 2026

Finberry (12:30 to 13:30) Hot, but some cloud. Decent visibility. I may have made some mistakes for my Old Mill Trail one with the time. [Harry Fairlie] Map

2 Stock Dove (Two flew over heading towards Dungeness, a new bird for the second patch!), 5+ Lapwing (Very distant because of heat haze. Flew around before flying up high and going over towards Conningbrook), 2 Green Sandpiper (2 flew over heading towards Conningbrook Lakes. I will have a proper look for them at Conningbrook Tomorrow), 1 Cattle Egret (1in fields seen very distantly.), 1 Black Redstart (Showed well on a rooftop, I won't give the roads name, but showed well before dropping down onto a much easier viewing point.), 1 Yellowhammer (Called when heading towards Bridgefield, if that is the park's name, but went unseen by me.)

Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (10:00 to 12:30) Sunny intervals fresh NW wind. [Iain Black] Map

2 Grey Plover (FP), 4 Ringed Plover (RP/FP), 1 Little Ringed Plover (FP), 1 Whimbrel (FP), 2 Common Sandpiper (FP/RP), 7 Greenshank (RP/FP), 1 Turnstone (RP in breeding plumage), 1 Little Stint (RP with Avocets), 1 Sandwich Tern (On Thames), 1 Sparrowhawk (Over RP carrying prey)

Ashford (08:00 to 11:00) Hot, but some cloud. I went to the Old Mill Trail area [Harry Fairlie] Map

9 Mallard (3 adults, 6 young going slowly with the current along the river obviously.), 2 Grey Heron (1 was in the river seen near the Doctor's, the road name being Wickets and another was near enough there too, but flew off with the same bird in the river.), 1 Kingfisher (Flew continously back and forth along the Stour), 4 Firecrest (Flying around calling, only saw small glimspes.), 10+ Treecreeper (I saw 6, but that was toegther, on the other side, I counted 12, but they could have been the same birds.), 20+ Robin (A lot of young, but they mainly went un noticed by me as the butterflies were aplenty. Small Heath, RInglet, Marbled White, Common Blue Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small Copper), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Flew over calling, Merlin picked it up too, I didn't see it sadly.), 4 Pied Wagtail (Flew over chi-seeking.)

Oare Marshes (05:00 to 10:00) Mostly cloudy with a moderate W breeze. Temp. up to 23C. HT circa 11:00. With SC. [Murray Wright] Map

4 Egyptian Goose (flew SE), 2 Turtle Dove (ads.), 2 Water Rail (ads. EF), 3 Ringed Plover (on mud), 5 Little Ringed Plover (juvs. EF), 11 Whimbrel, 500 Black-tailed Godwit (circa EF incl. one ad. 'limosa'), 3 Snipe (EF), 3 Green Sandpiper (EF), 1 Greenshank (EF), 1 Ruff (male EF), 3 Dunlin (EF and two on mud), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. on mud E of slipway again then went to roost on EF from 07:35), 2 Great White Egret (flew S 05:20), 10 Cattle Egret (eight ads. and two juvs. with cattle W of road and on EF), 4 Yellow Wagtail

Ashford [Keith Privett] Map

20 Herring Gull (Incl. 2 fledged young), 20 Herring Gull (Incl. 2 fledged young), 16 Swift, 16 Swift, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Buzzard, 6 House Martin, 6 House Martin

Penshurst Place (Park Farm area) [John Guiver] Map

8 Canada Goose, 101 Greylag Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk ( Male made unsuccessful attack on Green Woodpecker), 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 300 Jackdaw, 30 House Martin, 20 Mistle Thrush

Saturday 25 July 2026

Blue Bell Hill (10:30 to 13:30) Sunny, hot, but some cloud [Harry Fairlie] Map

4 Common Buzzard, 1 Pied Flycatcher (One possible bird was heard calling, but I didn't properly see it.)

Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (08:35 to 11:16) [George Kalli] Map

1 Whimbrel

Stodmarsh (08:00 to 10:00) very hot/sunny [Bryan East] Map

1 Green Sandpiper, 26 Cattle Egret

Oare Marshes (04:45 to 10:00) Hot and sunny with a gentle W breeze. Temp. up to 25C. HT circa 10:00. With RM, RR and SC. [Murray Wright] Map

3 Turtle Dove (three ads. seen and two birds 'purring'), 5 Little Ringed Plover (ad. and four juvs. on EF), 8 Whimbrel, 25 Black-tailed Godwit (EF), 3 Snipe (EF), 2 Green Sandpiper (EF), 12 Turnstone (flew W), 2 Ruff (males on EF still), 11 Dunlin (EF), 1 Bonaparte's Gull (moulting ad. on EF again), 1 Spoonbill (imm. dropped onto EF 04:50 and flew off W 20 mins. later), 7 Cattle Egret (five ads. and two juvs. with WF cattle and on EF), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Hobby (hunting over WF first thing), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve Sunny, Hot [George Kalli] Map

4 Shelduck, 35 Avocet, 5 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 35 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 11 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

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