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Coracias garrulus

Uncommon Vagrant

2014

Worth Marshes, single bird, 12th May.
1992

Monkton, single bird,15th June.
1980

Aycliffe, juvenile, 8th September.
1969

Trenleypark Wood, nr. Canterbury, 8th-9th June.
1962

Canterbury, 26th June to 2nd July; presumed same, Wye, 4th/5th-15th July.
1933 Bobbing, nr. Sittingbourne, immature bird, shot some time in August prior to the 22nd.
1906

Edenbridge, 20th July to 22nd September.
1894

Betteshanger, adult male, shot, no date, now at Canterbury museum.
1888

Rainham Marsh, caught exhausted, 8th November, was at Rochester

Museum.
1884

River, one shot, no date.
1879

Temple Ewell, killed, no date.
pre-1844

Wootton, nr. Dover, no date.

No Longer Accepted

1830s

Romney Marsh, bird seen over several years into the early 1840's, and

taken some time prior to 1844. Specimen, from Plomley collection, now lost.
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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.

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.

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