Aythya collaris

Vagrant

2023 Lydden Valley RSPB/Worth Marshes, male, 8th-12th June.
  Stodmarsh NNR, female, 6th January until 14th April.
2022 Dungeness RSPB, drake, 7th May until 10th June.
  Little Murston NR, drake, 19th-23th February.
2019

Abbey Mead Pit, New Hythe, drake, from new year until 20th March.

2018

Abbey Mead Pit, New Hythe, drake, 19th December until year end.

2017

Dungeness RSPB, adult drake, remained from 2016 until 3rd May.

2016

Dungeness RSPB, adult drake, 8th November until year end.

2013

Conningbrook GP, Ashford, male, 14th-18th April. Presumably the same bird was seen at Lade Pits on 25th April, and again at Dungeness RSPB on 2nd May.

2012

Dungeness RSPB, male, , 9th December, possibly same bird as earlier in year.

 

Dungeness RSPB, male, 10th and again 12th April.

2011 Yantlet Marshes and Grain, no age or sex, 11th and 17th May.
2008

Scotney Court GP, first-year male, 16th-17th November.

2007

Bough Beech Reservoir, female, from 2006 remained until 16th April.

2006

Bough Beech Reservoir, female, 10th December until year end. Assumed same as Bough Beech 2005.

2005

Bough Beech Reservoir, female, 30th November to 1st December.

2004

Collard's Lake, male, 28th March to 17th April.

 

Westbere, adult male, 7th-8th March. Considered to be returning bird from 2002 onwards

 

Dungeness RSPB, female or immature, 23rd-26th January, presumed same as Scotney and Lade bird.

 

Lade Pits, female or immature, 18th-19th January, presumed same as Scotney bird.

 

Scotney Court GP, female or immature, 3rd-26th January.

2003

Collard's Lake, Stodmarsh, adult male, 23rd-25th March. Presumed returning Seaton bird from 2002.

2002

Seaton, adult male, 29th March to 25th April.

 

Grain, drake, same bird as Cliffe, 3rd-10th March.

 

Collard's Lake, Stodmarsh, adult male, 13th-20th January.

 

Cliffe Pools, adult male, 18th January to 20th February.

2001

Cliffe Pools, male, 18th-22nd February.

2000

Bough Beech Reservoir, pair, 2nd-23rd April.

1999

Dungeness RSPB, male, 16th-26th May.

 

Seaton Gravel Pits, first-winter male, 9th-16th January.

1992

Dungeness RSPB, adult male, 2nd May.

1981 Dungeness RSPB, adult male, 1st -28th January, presumed same as December 1980.
1980

Dungeness RSPB, adult male, 23rd November until 23rd December.

1979

ARC Pits, Dungeness, adult male, 25th December to 26th February 1980.

1977

Sevenoaks, adult male, 27th November.

 

Sevenoaks, adult male, 15th April.

 

Westbere, adult male, 2nd February.

1972

Stodmarsh, adult male, 9th April.

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