Limnodromus scolopaceus

Rare Vagrant

2018

Oare Marshes, adult bird, from 2017 until 8th April.

2017

Oare Marshes, first-year bird, 27th November until 14th December.

 

Oare Marshes, adult bird, 8th August until year end.

2016

Oare Marshes, first-year, 9th October until 24th November.

 

Lydden Valley RSPB, second-year bird, 8th-12th April.

2014

Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 1st May.

2011

Oare Marshes, juvenile, 18th September.

2007

Bough Beech, juvenile, 29th September to 2nd October; presumed same Minnis Bay, 3rd October, and Oare Marshes and Elmley, 5th to 16th October..

 

Oare Marshes, juvenile/first winter, from October 2006 until 12th April.

2006

Oare Marshes, juvenile/first winter, 2nd October until April 2007.

2001

Oare Marshes, adult, 7th July to 5th September; presumed same bird as Elmley 2000. Also sightings at Elmley 8th July, and Swale NNR 4th August and 4th September.

2000

Elmley RSPB, adult, 23rd January, 12th March, 8th-29th April, 30th July to 11th August, and again at Bedlam's Bottom, Swale, on 16th August, same as 1999 bird.

1999

Elmley, adult, 31st march to 28th April; same Oare Marshes, 15th July to 24th August. Also records from Swale NNR 21st July, Funton Creek 3rd October, and from Elmley on 31st Oct and 25th Nov;

 

Grove Ferry, age uncertain, 20th February intermittently to 24th April.

1998

Pegwell Bay, juvenile, 15th October.

 

Elmley, adult, 4th-15th July,24th October; same, Oare Marshes,18th July intermittently to 11th October; presumed returning bird from 1997

1997

Elmley,adult, intermittently, 8th July to 8th December; same, Swale 15th-21st July.

1991 Dengemarsh. Bird from previous year remained until 2nd February.
1990

Dengemarsh, 2nd December to year end.

1984

Dungeness RSPB, first-winter, 30th September.

1981

Elmley, adult, 7th-19th July.

1946

Brookland, 9th-19th October.

Dowitcher spp. Limnodromus scolopaceus/griseus

Records accepted by BBRC as non-specified Dowitcher species.

1985

Sandwich Bay, summer-plumaged bird, thought to have been Long-billed, L. scolopaceus, 17th and 24th April.

1973

Sandwich Bay, single bird, non-ascribed, 11th October, probably present from 22nd September.

1970

Harty Ferry, single bird, non-ascribed, 27th September.

1967

Sandwich Bay, single bird, thought to have been Short-billed, L. griseus, 8th September.

1966

Murston, single bird, thought to have been Long-billed, L. scolopaceus, 30th August.

1961

Grove, single bird, non-ascribed, 29th May until 26th November.

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