Kent Ornithological Society 
This weekend sees the second Big Kent Migration Day organised by the KOS and partners.
Please submit your sightings and join in the actitvities at Sandwich Bay, Samphire Hoe and Dungeness on Sunday the 28th!
Kentish Plover - Mark Chidwick
The best find of the week was a 1st winter Kentish Plover at Seasalter on the afternoon of the 20th. Another good bird, and very difficult to see in Kent, was a Corncrake at Margate on the 22nd. It was only reported a couple of days later as a photo surfaced of a juvenile at a backdoor on Turner Street. Two Hooded Crows were seen at Greatstone. The warmer weather and lighter winds on the 20th created excellent conditions for migration. There were good numbers of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps at coastal locations, but the number of hirundines stood out, with over 20,000 recorded at Dungeness (1010 Sand Martins, 14,500 Swallows and 4750 House Martins). The first Ring Ouzels of the season appeared on the 25th at Langdon (6) and Samphire Hoe (4), while the first Yellow-browed Warbler was seen at Kingsgate on the 24th.
Hooded Crow - Ed Barr
Sea-watching continued to deliver some decent sightings. A Grey Phalarope hung around the fishing boats at Dungeness on the 20th after first being seen on the 19th. Later in the week as the winds turned northerly, Kent's north coast became the vocal point with small numbers of Great and Pomarine Skuas, as well as Manx, Balearic and Sooty Shearwaters flying into the Swale, but the best were two Sabine's Gulls past Reculver on the 21st and 22nd respectively. Another Long-tailed Skua was seen at North Foreland (the eleventh of the year so far), with others past Hythe and Grain this week. A fly-by Dotterel at Grenham Bay was already the 8th individual this autumn.
Sabine's Gull - Thomas Miller
Several of last week's scarcities remained into this week: the Red-footed Falcon at Elmley, the Stone-curlew at Cliffe and the two Red-backed Shrikes at Dungeness, plus of course the significant number of Glossy Ibis across the county. The very good autumn for Curlew Sandpiper continues as well, with sightings at at least six different locations. Two Ospreys remained in the Swale at least at the start of the week. A Snow Bunting east past Faversham and later at Plum Pudding was an early returnee.
With easterly winds predicted, anything can show up late September. Good luck.
Peter Eerdmans
Arctic and Pomarine Skua - Thomas Miller
(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)