Milvus migrans

Uncommon Vagrant

2025 Langdon Bay, single bird flew north, 16th May.
Kingston, single bird flew north-north-east, 31st March, was seen later the same day flying south at Worth Marshes RSPB.
2024 Bockhill and South Foreland, single bird, 3rd-4th September.
  Gravesend, single bird, 4th August.
  North Foreland, single bird, 3rd June.
2023 Bockhill, single bird drifted north, 24th June.
  North Foreland, single bird flew south-west, 16th June.
  Stodmarsh, single bird, 24th May.
  Worth Marshes, single bird flew south, 19th April.
2022 Ash (Canterbury), single bird flew west, 8th June.
  Worth Marshes, single bird, 16th May.
  Bishopstone (Reculver), a single bird flew north-west, 5th May.
  Worth Marshes, a single bird flew north, 1st May.
  Dungeness area, a single bird, 24th April.
  Dungeness BO, a single bird seen flying north on 17th April, was later seen the same day, at Bockhill and North Foreland.
2021 Swalecliffe, single bird flew S, 25th May.
  Samphire Hoe, single bird, flew in off sea, 14th April.
  Worth Marshes, single bird flew N, 6th March.
2020 Dungeness BO, single bird flew NW on 12th November.
  Small Hythe, single bird, 2nd September.
  Worth Marshes, single bird, 22nd May.
  Oare Marshes, single bird, 16th-17th May.
  Dungeness area, adult bird, 9th May, with possibly the same bird on the 10th.
  Dungeness area, adult bird, 10th April.
2019

Reculver Marshes, single bird drifted south, 21st May.

2018

Oare Marshes, same bird as Seasalter, 18th April.

 

Seasalter, single bird, 18th April.

2017

Cliffsend, Pegwell, single bird, 31st May.

2016

Lade Pits, single bird, 24th June.

 

Hythe, single bird, 11th June.

 

North Foreland, single bird, 8th June.

  Bockhill, St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe, one, 5th June.
 

Tilmanstone, single bird, 4th June.

 

Grove Ferry, single bird, 15th May.

 

Bockhill, single bird, 15th May.

 

Sandwich Bay, single bird, 14th May.

 

Dover, single bird, 7th May.

 

Shuart Farm, single bird, 5th May.

 

Pegwell Bay, single bird, 19th April.

2015

Ferry Marshes, Kingsferry, single bird, 22nd July.

 

Bockhill, then Worth Marshes and later Shuart Farm, single bird, 17th May.

 

Grove Ferry, single bird, 9th May.

  Northdown (Margate), one, 5th May.
 

Grove Ferry, single bird, 11th April.

2014

Dungeness, single bird, 2nd June.

 

Hildenborough, single bird, 29th May.

 

Bockhill, single bird flew south in company of two Red Kites, 18th May. Probably the

same bird was seen on the following day at Aycliffe.

2013

Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 10th October. Another, or same, on five dates between

13th and 26th November. Probably same bird was at Sandwich Bay on 30th November

and again on 6th December.

 

Brenley, nr. Faversham, single bird, 8th-19th May.

2012

Dungeness RSPB, single bird flew in off sea, 16th May.

 

Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 15th May.

2011 Sandwich Bay, one, 9th June.
  Folkestone Downs, one, 19th May.
  Allhallows, one, 29th March.
 

Victory Wood, Dargate, single bird, 17th May.

 

Dungeness, single bird, 26th April.

 

Tilmanstone, single bird, 24th April.

2009

Dungeness, single moulting bird lingered in area, 22nd September.

 

Dungeness, adult flew west over DBO and RSPB, 20th May.

 

Boughton Street, Blean, single bird, 9th May.

  Bough Beech, one, 4th May, seen 40 minutes later at Hayesden, then flying towards Penshurst.
 

Westenhanger, single bird flew north over M20, 22nd April.

 

Sandwich Bay, single bird flew north, 21st March.

2008

Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 6th May.

 

Haysden, single bird, 4th May.

 

Dungeness, one over Long Pits, 2nd May.

 

Bockhill, one flew north, 26th April, and again later west at Reculver.

 

Sandwich Bay, single bird, 10th April.

2007

Thanet, juvenile reported from several locations, and later at Whitfield, 4th August, with probably the same bird the following day, at Bockhill.

 

Bramling, nr. Canterbury, single bird, 14th June.

 

Bridge, nr. Canterbury, single bird, 28th April.

2006

Seaton and three other locations in Stour Valley, single bird on 20th May. Remained at Seaton until 21st.

 

Cliffe, 9th May, and at Grain same day.

 

Abbotscliffe, two birds, 6th May.

 

Bockhill, single bird flew south-west, 6th May.

2005

Hythe, one flew east, 12th April.

2004

Dungeness Observatory, possibly same bird as Bockhill, 12th May.

 

Bockhill, one south-west, 10th May.

2003

Pegwell Bay, one north-west, 31st May.

 

Swalecliffe, 3rd May. Also at Margate and Bockhill same day.

2000

Dungeness area, 9th May, photo.

 

Stodmarsh, north-east, 8th May, possibly same as previous record.

 

St. Margaret's, first summer, west, 8th May.

1999

Dungeness RSPB, 30th September.

 

Dungeness Observatory, second spring, west, 21st May.

 

Dungeness RSPB, 15th May.

1998

Dungeness RSPB, one flew west, 24th April.

1995

Cheriton, one east, 20th April.

1994

St. Margaret's Bay, 30th May.

 

St. Margaret's Bay, 15th May.

 

Langdon Cliffs, Dover, 13th May.

 

Pegwell Bay, one south, 12th May.

 

Capel-le-Ferne, two, 9th May.

 

Bough Beech Reservoir,9th May.

 

Bough Beech Reservoir, one east over Winkhurst Wood, 24th April.

1993

Dungeness Observatory, 7th August.

 

Bishopstone, one west, 11th July.

 

St. Margaret's, 20th June.

 

Worth Marshes, 16th June.

 

Grain, 29th May.

 

Farthingloe, nr. Dover, 26th May.

1992

Stodmarsh area, 24th to 25th May, presumed different from previous bird.

 

Higham Bight, one south, 24th May; same as East Tilbury (Essex)

1991

Broadstairs, 4th August.

1989

Sandwich Bay, immature north, 29th May.

 

Dungeness RSPB, 27th May.

1988

Warehorne/Ham Street, 22nd July.

 

Dungeness 12th-14th May.

1987

St. Mary's Bay, Dymchurch, and Dungeness, 2nd-4th May.

1986

Lyminge Forest, 6th June.

 

Dungeness, 28th May.

 

Wingham, 30th April.

 

Dungeness, 26th April.

1985

Eastchurch, Sheppey, 24th-26th May.

1983

Ashford, 6th September.

 

Canterbury, 11th May.

 

Dymchurch, Lydd, and Dungeness, 8th May.

 

Stodmarsh area, 4th May.

 

Bough Beech Reservoir, 22nd April.

1982

Sandwich Bay, adult flew north, 16th May.

 

Dungeness RSPB, one north-west, 8th May.

1981

Hatch Park, Mersham, 27th to 29th May.

 

Pluckley, flying north-east, and two hours later at Naccolt, nr. Wye, 4th April.

1980

Dungeness, 28th May to 1st June.

 

Sandwich Bay, 17th May, same Chislet, 17th May.

1976

Luddesdown, one north, 8th May.

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