Kent Ornithological Society 
Zitting Cisticola – Peter Eerdmans
Another mega was recorded in Kent this week!! A Zitting Cisticola was found at Foreness Point on the evening of the 2nd, only meters away from where the Black-headed Bunting was seen earlier in the Spring. It was mobile, but sang and showed regularly, including in display flight. It was seen until 21.10 and fortunately it was still there for the early risers the next morning as it continued to perform from 5am in the suitable habitat of scrubs and grass. However, at 6.10am it flew high inland. This is only the 6th record for Kent with less than 10 seen in the UK.
Other exciting news over the week was the return of the Bonaparte’s Gull at Oare Marshes on the 2nd for its 13th consecutive Summer!
Looking very dapper still ahead of its moult, it frequented its favourite part of the mudflat east of the slipway. Surely it will entertain many birders once again over its stay.
Bonaparte’s Gull – Rob Stokes
Caspian Tern – Mark Dawson
In terms of returning waders, it is still relatively quiet with a Wood sandpiper at Worth and Spotted Redshanks at Oare and Otterham Creek this week.
We added three species (including Western Orphean Warbler and Rose-coloured Starling) to the unofficial Kent year list in June which went up to 257. With July already adding another two, more could be on the cards. Good luck.
Peter Eerdmans
Zitting Cisticola – Kenton Evans
(Thanks to all the observers who posted their records on the KOS Sightings website, BirdGuides, eBird and/or the main Kent Birding WhatsApp groups, Thursday-to-Thursday. Apologies for any omissions. If anyone has any photos they think may be useful for the weekly, please send to me by Wednesday. All records of rarities are still subject to official confirmation by the relevant rarities committees)