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Ciconia nigra

Rare Vagrant

2023 Lydd, first-year bird, 9th October.
  Pegwell Bay, and thence toured east Kent, juvenile, 11th-19th August.
2021 Worth Marshes, a single bird seen on 9th July, may have been the same individual seen at Minster Marshes (Thanet) on the 13th, and again at Folkestone, Dover, Stonar, and Ash Level from 15th-17th.
  South Foreland and Bockhill, a single bird seen on 3rd June, may have been the same individual seen at Sellinge on the 5th and 6th.
  Worth, Bekesbourne, and Stour Valley, a wandering 2nd year bird was seen between 9th and 12th June.
2016

Ashford, Westerham, and Worth Marshes, 23rd July; presumably the same bird as previous day at Stodmarsh.
 

Stodmarsh, single bird, 22nd July.
2015

Saltwood, Hythe, Dengemarsh, then Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea, a wandering first year bird, 7th August.
2013

Cottington, Deal, single bird, 9th August.
2010

Eythorne, adult, 10th October.
 

Sevenoaks WR, juvenile, 4th August.
2008

Chartham/Seaton area, first-summer, 18th-19th July.
2007

Sandwich, adult, circled over and flew towards Eastry, 4th July.
2006

Margate, single bird flew north-west, 6th June.
 

Hadlow, Tonbridge, single bird, 28th May.
2004

Hawthorn Corner, Walland, 16th September, is considered to be same bird as adult flying SE out to sea at Bockhill, 19th September.
2002

Dungeness RSPB, circling over, 10th September.
 

Dungeness RSPB, circling over, 31st May.
1995

Folkestone, 22nd June.
1993

Cliffe, 21st July.
1991

Dungeness, 1st June.
 

Elmley 12th May.
1989

Murston, presumed another, refer 28th April, 28th may, probably same as East Sussex individual.
 

Murston, 28th April.
1988

Near Sandwich, 2nd July.
1983

Margate, 10th June, presumed same, Elmley, 11th.
1982

Littlebourne, 19th and 21st May.
1958

Stone Cliff, moulting first-winter to adult,7th August. Remained in Iden area, East Sussex until 14th September.
1884

Rainham, early July, found dead 8th September.
1856

Fairfield, Romney Marsh, obtained, 5th May.
c.1854

Weald, killed, no date.
1844

Romney Marsh, shot, no date.

No Longer Accepted

1981

Whitstable/Reculver area, 5th October to 17th December.
1957

Canterbury/Dover area, September to November, possible escape.
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