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This page shows records submitted for birds seen between 27 Jul 2026 and 4 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.
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 (+)
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
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