Locustella luscinioides

Rare Summer Visitor

1960

Stodmarsh, three singing males, two pairs bred, 18th April to 3rd August.

1961

Stodmarsh, one or two singing males, but no evidence of breeding, 25th

Aprilto 1st July.

1962

Stodmarsh, two singing males, 18th May to 15th July.

1963

Stodmarsh, three singing males, but no proof of breeding, 15th April to

30th June.

1964

Stodmarsh, four singing males, two pairs bred, 15th April to 9th June.

1965

Stodmarsh, twelve males holding territory between 15th April and 12th

July,

one trapped, 16th May.

1966

Stodmarsh, eight/nine males singing, 8th April to 8th July,evidence of two

pairs nesting.

1967

Stodmarsh, four singing males, 15th April to July.

1968

Stodmarsh, 28th March to 28th July, three males in song.

1969

Stour Valley, three, perhaps five males, 19th April to 14th July.

 

Locality withheld, male, all May.

 

Locality in north, two or three, probably bred, 9th May and during June.

1971

Stodmarsh, 19th May to 17th July, a total of five singing males in May

and June

and at least one paired.

 

Locality withheld, another singing male, summer.

1972

Stodmarsh, two, 27th April, up to six regularly heard subsequently and

at least

one pair bred.

1973

Stodmarsh, 20th April, up to three singing subsequently but no evidence of

breeding success.

 

Seasalter, 29th April.

1974

Stodmarsh, singing male, 6th April, another on 10th, and a third on 4th May;

all three males held territory through the breeding season, one pair definitely

bred and a second pair very probably bred.

 

Locality in the north, 23rd June.

1975

Stodmarsh, male, 22nd April, and subsequently one pair which reared four

young, and unmated male.

 

Westbere, male, 26th April.

 

Westbere, male, 4th May.

1976

Stodmarsh, singing male, 9th April, subsequently at least two singing, one

pair believed to have bred successfully, one male believed to have remained

unmated.

 

Fordwich, male, 12th June; probably same, 6th July.

1977

Stodmarsh, 3rd April to 25th September; up to five pairs, two probably bred.

 

Locality withheld, 24th April to 4th September, one pair bred.

1978

Stodmarsh and Middle Stour area, 22nd April onwards, maximum eight males,

seven probably, and five definitely paired, three proved breeding.

1979

Stodmarsh and Middle Stour area, up to nine localities, 9th April to 22nd August,

six territories held, at least four pairs attempted breeding, three successfully.

1980

Stodmarsh and Middle Stour area, 7th April to at least 4th June, probably five

males, and at least two pairs breeding.

 

Westbere, 11th May to 4th June.

1981

Stodmarsh and Middle Stour area, 29th March to 4th August, four occupied

territories, three pairs, two bred successfully.

1982

Stour Valley, locality A, one or two males, 15th to 27th April, one 3rd July

 

Stour Valley, locality B, male, 13th April, two from 15th, last heard 2nd July.

 

Elmley, one heard, 16th May

1999

Walland Marsh, in song, 10th-13th May.

 

Stodmarsh, in song, 16th and 18th May; possibly same, 8th July.

 

Grove Ferry, in song, 1st June to 10th July.

2001

South Swale NNR, in song, 23rd May.

 

Grove Ferry, in song, 23rd-26th May, one remaining until 24th July.

2002

Stour Valley, 2nd-6th June.

 

Dungeness, 15th-20th June.

2004

Oare Marshes, singing male, 14th July.

 

Grove Ferry, singing male, 17th July.

2005

Stour Valley, singing male, 15th-29th April.

2006

Stodmarsh, singing male, 25th April to 10th July, with additional singing male

on 30th April.

2007

Oare Marshes, singing male, 18th-20th May.

2008

Sandwich Bay, 29th September.

2009

Stour Valley, singing male, 11th-27th April.

2011

Site withheld, up to 3 singing males, 25th May until 27th June.

2015

Stonelees LNR, singing male, 25th April.

 

Stodmarsh, singing male, 4th May.

2016

Pegwell Bay, singing male, 25th April.

2017

Stodmarsh NNR, singing male, 28th May until 2nd June.

2020

Grove Ferry, singing male, 17th-29th May.

2022 Lydden Valley RSPB, singing second-year male, 28th April until 2nd May.
  Grove Ferry/Stodmarsh, second-year male, 29th June until 30th July.
2023 Stodmarsh/Grove Ferry, two singing males, 17th April until 31st May.

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