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This page shows the most recent sightings of birds seen between 10 Jan 2026 and 17 Jan 2026. Sightings from the past 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 are shown in orange and unusual species in blue.
| Species | Count | Location | Last reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddy Duck | 1 | Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve | 17 Jan 2026 |
| White-fronted Goose | 64 | Cliffe/Cooling Marshes Offshore | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Spoonbill | 6 | South Swale LNR | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Dartford Warbler | 1 | Oare Marshes | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Spoonbill | 5 | Oare Marshes | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Oare Marshes | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | Oare Marshes | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Ruddy Duck | 1 | Cliffe Pools | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Whooper Swan | 4 | Capel Fleet (East Sheppey) | 15 Jan 2026 |
| White-fronted Goose | 24 | Cliffe Pools | 15 Jan 2026 |
| White-fronted Goose | 70 | Capel Fleet (East Sheppey) | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Great Northern Diver | 1 | Long Rock (Swalecliffe) | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Ruddy Duck | 1 | Cliffe Pools and Quarries | 14 Jan 2026 |
| White-fronted Goose | c20 | Cliffe Pools and Quarries | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Eider | 5 | Foreness | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Purple Sandpiper | 22 | Foreness | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Red-throated Diver | 460 | Foreness | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Gannet | 17 | Foreness | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Shag | 3 | Foreness | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 7 | Tankerton (Whitstable) | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Red-throated Diver | 34 | Tankerton (Whitstable) | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Fulmar | 32 | Foreness | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Red-flanked Bluetail | 1 | Crockham Hill | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Purple Sandpiper | 1 | North Foreland | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Red-throated Diver | 44 | North Foreland | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Great Northern Diver | 1 | Foreness | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Black-throated Diver | 1 | North Foreland | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Gannet | 17 | North Foreland | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | South Swale LNR | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Bunting | 6 | North Foreland | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Velvet Scoter | 4 | North Foreland | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Caspian Gull | 1 | Foreness | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 1 | North Foreland | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Shag | 2 | North Foreland | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Merlin | 1 | Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Water Pipit | 12 | Oare Marshes | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Bunting | 19 | Foreness | 11 Jan 2026 |
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