Kent Ornithological Society 
Emberiza cirlus
Formerly local breeding species, now rare vagrant
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1886 |
Nest found, and frequently heard, near Iwade, no dates. |
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1911 |
Nest found, west of Cliffe, June. |
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Nest found, east of Cooling, June. |
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1916 |
Seen between Folkestone and Dover, 7th April. |
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1931 |
Nest with eggs, Sutton Valence, 24th May. |
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1935 |
Nesting pair, Biggin Hill, 26th July. |
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1936 |
Two birds, Halstow Marshes, 22nd November. |
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1943 |
Found nesting, Charing, no date. |
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1945 |
Pair, Sundridge Park, near Chislehurst, May. |
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Single male, Denge Marsh, near Lydd, 21st August. |
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1947 |
Pair nested, between Bredhurst and Hempstead, no date. |
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Several birds, near Wye, 19th January. |
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1949 |
Two males and a female, in mixed finch flock, Dartford Marshes, 4th December. |
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1950 |
Two males and two presumed females, Trenley Park Woods, 5th April. |
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1951 |
Nesting pair, near Plaxtol, no dates. |
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1952 |
Nesting pair, near Maidstone, no dates. |
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1953 |
Two birds, Cliffe, 21st January. |
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Nesting pair for second year, near Maidstone, no dates. |
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Single bird, Conyer, 25th October. |
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Single bird, Elmley, 8th September. |
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1954 |
Male, Hythe, 20th June. |
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Flock of eight birds, Cliffe, 17th December. |
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1955 |
Male, Sevenoaks Weald, February. |
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Male, Boughton Monchelsea, March. |
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Male, Aylesford Common, June. |
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Male, Minnis Bay, November. |
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1957 |
Three birds, near Upchurch, 20th October. |
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Single bird, Northward Hill, 16th March. |
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Single bird, East Malling, 17th May. |
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Single bird, Aylesford, 16th July. |
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Single bird, Wye, 3rd October. |
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Single bird, Dungeness, 7th November. |
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1958 |
Single birds at Sevenoaks, Cobham, and Borstal, during winter, no dates. |
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One or two pairs may have bred, Funton, no dates. |
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Four birds, Northward Hill area, 24th August. |
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Single bird, near Bluebell Hill, no date. |
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Single bird, near Bredhurst, no date. |
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1960 |
There were eight reports during the winter months, no details. |
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Single bird, Cliffe, 4th April. |
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Single bird, Broomfield, 27th May. |
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Immature male, near Boxley, 30th August. |
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1961 |
Single bird, Dover, 2nd June, and another 19th September. |
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Male, St. Margaret's, 17th November. |
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1962 |
Single bird, Grove, 1st January. |
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Male, St. Margaret's, 3rd May. |
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1963 |
Male, St. Margaret's, 3rd May and 1st July. |
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Single bird, Northward Hill, 8th September. |
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1964 |
Single bird, Dungeness, 8th January. |
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Male, St. Margaret's, 2nd April and 1st August. |
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1965 |
Singing male, Brands Hatch, Fawkham, 7th June. |
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Male, St. Margaret's, 3rd to 30thApril, 28th June, and 5th to 12th August. |
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1966 |
Male, St. Margaret's, 1st March to 29th August. |
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Male, Northward Hill, 13th April. |
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1971 |
Single bird, Longfield, 8th August. |
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1977 |
Singing male, Northward Hill, 31st May. |
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1978 |
Adult male, Hollingbourne, August, no exact date. |
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1983 |
Adult male, Conningbrook, 2nd January. |
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2006 |
Singing male, Dungeness, 5th May. |