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. |
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Locality in north, two or three, probably bred, 9th May and during June. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1975 |
Stodmarsh, male, 22nd April, and subsequently one pair which reared four young, and unmated male. |
Westbere, male, 26th April. |
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Westbere, male, 4th May. |
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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. |
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1977 |
Stodmarsh, 3rd April to 25th September; up to five pairs, two probably bred. |
Locality withheld, 24th April to 4th September, one pair bred. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Elmley, one heard, 16th May |
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1999 |
Walland Marsh, in song, 10th-13th May. |
Stodmarsh, in song, 16th and 18th May; possibly same, 8th July. |
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Grove Ferry, in song, 1st June to 10th July. |
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2001 |
South Swale NNR, in song, 23rd May. |
Grove Ferry, in song, 23rd-26th May, one remaining until 24th July. |
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2002 |
Stour Valley, 2nd-6th June. |
Dungeness, 15th-20th June. |
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2004 |
Oare Marshes, singing male, 14th July. |
Grove Ferry, singing male, 17th July. |
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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. |
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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. |