Kent Ornithological Society 
Caspian Tern – Martin Casemore
One of the regular North Foreland watchers kept the incredible year so far for that broader area going with an adult Laughing Gull flying past on the 6th. If accepted, it will only be the 10th for Kent and the first since the 2016 Dungeness bird. Unfortunately, it was not seen by anyone else. The other rare gull in Kent (the Bonaparte’s) was more cooperative and was on show at Oare throughout the week.
The fourth Caspian Tern of the year (although likely involving the same individual on at least some occasions) was found on the evening of the 4th roosting on the beach of Greatstone-on-Sea.
The first (juvenile) Yellow-legged Gulls for the Summer have started to disperse towards the UK, with birds at Dungeness among large number of large gulls. Another five Honey Buzzard came in off the sea in the Dover area on the 5th, while a group of 40 Cattle Egrets on High Halstow Marshes was probably a county record in terms of numbers. Thirty Crossbills past Foreness Point on the 5th was also noteworthy while six Manx Shearwaters flew past North Foreland during the week. Further highlights included Wood Sandpipers at Oare and Dungeness, a Little Gull at Oare, the Ruddy Shelduck at Sevenoaks and the Red-crested Pochard pair with one young still at Dungeness.
After some much needed rain, dry and warm weather is back again. Hopefully there will stay enough water at the usual migrations spots for returning waders. Good luck.
Peter Eerdmans
Bonaparte's Gull - Mark Chidwick
(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)