Kent Ornithological Society

Uncommon Vagrant

2024	Plumpudding Stables, Minnis Bay, adult male, 29th October.
	Reculver Marshes, single bird, 6th-7th October.
	Godmersham Park, single bird, 3rd February until 9th March.
2023	Marden, the bird trapped and ringed as a Reed Bunting in December 2020, was retrapped and reidentified at the same site on the 11th March, some twenty-six months and twelve days later (A total of 802 days).
2020	Marden, single bird trapped and ringed (but misidentified as Reed Bunting), 30th December.
2013	Oare Marshes, individual seen briefly, 28th November.
2012	Sandwich Bay, trapped and ringed 30th April, and remained in area until 5th May.
2008	Dungeness BO, male singing briefly before flying off north-west, 23rd April.
2003	Littlestone, 16th November.
2001	Bockhill, 14th October.
1998	Bockhill, singing male, 23rd April.
1993	St. Margaret's, 29th September.
1991	Sandwich Bay, immature trapped, 9th October.
1990	Dungeness, adult trapped, 29th April.
1956	Cliffe, immature, 28th October.
1914	Dungeness, one seen, 24th October.
1907	Nr. Dover, adult male, trapped, 16th November.

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