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Tetrax tetrax

Rare Vagrant

1958

Hadlow, 10th October.
1952

Nr. Hernhill, Faversham, immature male, shot, 5th January.
1940

Walland Marsh, 12th April.
1902

Nr. St. Peter's, Thanet, shot on or about 20th December, having been present for about two weeks.
ca.1894

Pineham, nr. Dover, no date.
pre-1989

St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Thanet, shot, no date.
ca.1878 Higham, nr. Rochester, killed, no date.
1860

Unknown site, one shot, prior to 8th December.  
pre-1845

Nr. Canterbury,female, killed, no date, now at Canterbury Museum.
pre-1844

Nr. Lydd, female killed, no date.
1839

Nr. Lydd, female killed, 11th November.
1834

Chatham, killed, January.

No Longer Accepted

1900

Newenden, female, 2nd January. Skin in Cranbrook Museum.
1809

Nr. Romsey, female, killed, January. Not in Kent.
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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.

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