Somateria spectabilis

Very Rare Vagrant

2009

Dungeness, adult male, 20th January, with the same bird reappearing in the Galloway's and Midripsarea on 14th and 15th February.

1996

Dumpton, Ramsgate, female, 15th-26th October.

No Longer Accepted

1955

Shellness, Sheppey, first-winter male, 27th December.

1915

Dungeness, immature male, washed ashore oiled, 10th November. Hastings Rarity.

pre-1847

Erith Reaches, no date, now at University Museum, Oxford. Erith Reaches no longer in modern Kent.

The Kent Ornithological Society was founded in 1952

Our aims are to record and monitor the county’s bird life providing both an accurate historical record of Kent’s birds but equally importantly providing data that can be used to help protect valuable habitats from development and other threats.

In doing this, we seek increase knowledge and understanding of birds and their habitats in the county and encourage and support people seeking to take up birdwatching as a hobby.

Membership of the society is open to all and costs £15 a year. Members receive a free copy of the annual Kent Bird Report and regular electronic newsletters. See details

The Society runs regular online talks and an outdoor programme of field meetings. They are opportunities for both beginners and experienced birdwatchers to meet others in the county and to develop their knowledge and skills.

We are a charity regulated by the Charity Commission registered as charity number 212489.