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.

1883

Rolvenden, male, shot, no date.

 

Wye, female, shot, no date.

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.

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

2015

Pittswood/Hadlow/Tonbridge, single bird, 11th April. Accepted into Category E.

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