Otis tardis
Rare Vagrant
1783 |
St. Margaret's, two, one shot, no date. |
1797 |
Halling, female shot, no date. |
1850 |
Lydd, female, shot, 4th January. |
1859 |
New Romney, immature male, shot between 5th and 12th January, now at Maidstone Museum. |
1879 |
Romney Marsh, late December. |
1880 |
Great Chart, nr. Ashford, immature female, early January, now at Rochester Museum. |
Nr. Wye, adult male, shot, late January. |
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1883 |
Rolvenden, male, shot, no date. |
Wye, female, shot, no date. |
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1884 |
Whitstable, well before 1884, no date. |
pre 1909 |
Barham Downs, Ticehurst refers to a bird 'some years ago'. |
1970 |
Bockhill Farm, St. Margaret's Bay, two, 11th January. |
1978 |
St. Nicholas-at-Wade, first-winter male, 7th January to 9th April. |
1981 |
Walland Marsh, three, 20th December. |
High Halstow, one 29th to 30th December. |
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2016 |
Samphire Hoe, single bird in off the sea, 4th May. Probably a bird from the Wiltshire reintroduction scheme which are known to wander to the near continent during the winter months. |
No Longer Accepted |
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2015 |
Pittswood/Hadlow/Tonbridge, single bird, 11th April. Accepted into Category E. |