| 2025 |
Higham Marshes, single bird, 15th August. |
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Cliffe Pools RSPB, single bird, 14th August until 21st September. |
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Oare Marshes, single bird, 27th July. |
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Folkestone, single bird heard on the night of 3rd May. |
| 2024 |
Plum Pudding, Reculver Marshes, single bird, 13th May. |
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Stodmarsh NNR, single bird, 18th April. |
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Stonar, nr. Sandwich, single bird, sound recorded on the night of 12th March. What may have been the same bird was subsequently recorded on 25th March, 31st March, and finally on 4th April. |
| 2023 |
Cliffe Pools, single bird, 22nd August until 4th October. |
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Worth Marshes, single bird, heard (nocmig), 4th April. |
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Higham Marshes, single bird, 22nd March. |
| 2022 |
Dungeness Bo, single bird sound recorded on the night of 11th September. |
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Sandwich Bay BO, single bird sound recorded on the night of 27th August. |
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Cliffe Pools, up to three birds present on various dates, between 16th July and 30th August. |
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Stonar, nr. Sandwich, single bird sound recorded on the nights of 2nd and 3rd May. |
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Stonar, nr. Sandwich, single bird sound recorded on the night of 15th April. |
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Chamber’s Wall, single bird sound recorded on the night of 14th April. |
| 2021 |
St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe, single bird, 24th August. |
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Kingsdown, single bird, 17th August. |
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Sandwich Bay, single bird, 25th June. |
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Dungeness BO, single bird sound recorded on the night of 19th April. |
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Walmer, single bird sound recorded on the night of 18th April. |
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Stonar, nr. Sandwich, single bird sound recorded on the night of 18th April. |
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Stonar, nr. Sandwich, single bird sound recorded on the night of 30th March. |
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Dungeness BO, single bird sound recorded on the night of 30th March. |
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Dungeness BO, single bird sound recorded on the night of 2nd March. |
| 2020 |
Dungeness RSPB, single bird flushed, 7th October. |
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Sandwich Bay, single bird sound recorded on 10th September. |
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Ash, single bird, flew over, 7th April. |
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Stonar, single bird sound recorded on the night of 6th April. |
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Dungeness BO, single bird sound recorded on the night of 3rd-4th April. |
| 2019 |
Hinxhill, nr. Ashford, injured bird, 14th April.
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Stonar, Sandwich, a bird was sound recorded at 00:30am, 31st March.
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| 2018 |
Sandwich, single bird heard, 1st and 2nd July.
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Sandwich, single bird sound recorded at 04:30am, 16th April.
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| 2017 |
Pegwell Bay, juvenile, 17th August until 6th October.
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Pegwell Bay, another bird, 6th July.
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Reculver, another bird, 23rd May.
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Dungeness BO, single bird, 3rd May.
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Reculver, single bird, 2nd May.
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| 2016 |
Murston, single bird, 30th November.
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Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 18th August.
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| 2015 |
Sandwich Bay, single bird, 17th May.
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Dartford Marshes, single bird heard, 13th May.
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Pegwell Bay, single bird, 9th May.
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| 2014 |
Reculver, single bird seen and photographed, 19th July.
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| 2013 |
Reculver, single bird, presumed same as Grove Ferry, 29th April. |
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Grove Ferry, single bird, 28th April. |
| 2012 |
Dungeness, single bird in “desert”, 8th May.
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Swanscombe Marshes, single bird, 27th April. |
| 2011 |
Sandwich Bay, single bird, 26th May. |
| 2010 |
Dartford Marshes, single bird, 6th November.
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| 2009 |
Dengemarsh, single bird, 16th-19th October.
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Sandwich Bay, single bird, 23rd August.
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Grove Ferry, single bird, 28th July.
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Sandwich Bay, single bird, 19th July.
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Dungeness, single bird, 3rd April.
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| 2008 |
Dungeness, single bird, 13th May.
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Lade, single bird, 15th March.
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| 2007 |
Shellness, single bird, 20th June.
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Whetsted GP's, single bird, 25th March.
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| 2006 |
Northward Hill, two birds, 21st April.
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Sandwich Bay, single bird, 20th March.
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| 2004 |
Dartford Marshes, single bird, 2nd May.
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Cliffe, single bird, 15th April.
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| 2002 |
St. Margaret's, singles on 29th July and 1st August.
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| 2001 |
Shellness, single bird, 11th September.
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| 2000 |
Sandwich Bay, single bird, 26th August.
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Sandwich Bay, single bird, 29th April.
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Dartford Marshes, single bird, 14th April.
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Bockhill, single bird, 25th March.
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Funton, single bird, 19th March.
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| 1999 |
Dungeness, single birds on 26th May and 17th August.
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Rye Street, single bird, 9th April.
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| 1998 |
Langdon Cliffs, single bird, 6th October.
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| 1997 |
Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 31st July to 7th August.
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| 1996 |
Sandwich Bay, single bird, 2nd June.
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Dungeness, single bird, 9th April.
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| 1995 |
Dungeness, single bird flushed from roadside, 28th August.
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Cliffe Pools, single bird, 23rd July.
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| 1991 |
Capel Fleet, single bird, 5th May.
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| 1990 |
Cliffe Marshes, single bird, 3rd June.
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| 1988 |
Sandwich Bay, single bird, 17th August.
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Hawden Gravel Pits, single bird, 14th July.
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| 1987 |
Stoke Ooze, single bird, 16th-20th September.
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Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 28th March.
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| 1984 |
Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 16th September.
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Reculver, single bird, 14th April.
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| 1981 |
St. Margaret's, single bird, 12th May.
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| 1980 |
Dungeness area, singles on 16th April, 29th June, and 1st July.
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| 1979 |
Sandwich Bay, single bird, 22nd September.
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Dungeness RSPB, singles on 16th and 28th April.
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| 1978 |
Elmley, single bird, on the late date of 27th November.
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| 1975 |
Cliffe Pools, single bird, 31st August.
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| 1973 |
Allhallows, single bird, 16th and 23rd September.
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Cottington, single bird, 27th March.
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| 1972 |
Kingsnorth, single bird, 18th August.
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Dungeness, single bird, 25th June.
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| 1971 |
Halling, single bird calling at night, 18th May.
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Dungeness area, up to 2 birds calling, 17th April to 19th May. No evidence of breeding.
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| 1970 |
Dungeness RSPB, single bird, 15th April.
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| 1969 |
Dungeness RSPB, single bird seen occasionally during July.
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Dungeness, single birds on 11th May and 2nd September.
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| 1968 |
Brooks-Wicks, single bird summered.
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Dungeness RSPB, 2 females, laid infertile eggs in same nest.
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| 1967 |
Dungeness RSPB, 1-2 birds, 3rd April to 27th September.
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| 1966 |
St. Margaret's, single bird, 21st August.
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Sandwich Bay, single bird, 22nd July.
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Dungeness, 3 calling birds19th May until late May. No evidence of breeding.
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Dungeness, single bird, 8th April.
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Cliffe, single bird, 8th April.
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| 1965 |
Egypt Bay, single bird, 20th August.
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Dungeness, the first bird was seen on 31st March, with only 1 pair breeding unsuccessfully.
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| 1964 |
Dungeness area, recorded between 26th March and 28th September, with 6 pairs breeding, all raising young.
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| 1963 |
Sevenoaks, single bird on 31st July.
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Dungeness area, recorded between 30th March and 17th October, with possibly 6 pairs breeding.
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| 1962 |
Luddenham marshes, single bird, 10th June.
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| 1961 |
Dungeness area, recorded between 6th April and 6th November. 5 pairs present, but none known to have bred.
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| 1960 |
Dungeness area, recorded between 13th March and 11th October. 8 pairs probably bred, with at least 6 young from 3 nests located.
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| 1959 |
Hoo, single bird, 29th August.
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St. Mary's Hoo, single bird, 24th May.
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Cliffe, single bird, 14th April.
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Dungeness, recorded between 29th March and 10th October. No breeding records available.
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| 1958 |
Dungeness RSPB, 5 pairs bred, with 2 broods found. 102 pairs bred off the reserve.
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| 1957 |
Yantlet, nr. Allhallows, single bird, 19th May.
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Dungeness, 7 pairs in breeding season, with 2 successful. One of ringed young shot in Spain in October.
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| 1956 |
Dungeness, 7 pairs in breeding season, 1st April to 13th November.
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| 1955 |
Manston, immature found dead in road, 10th October.
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Thanet, one heard calling on night of 13th April.
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Dungeness RSPB, had 6 pairs of which 2 pairs bred successfully.
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| 1954 |
Tonbridge, 3 birds seen to land in field at 21.30hrs, before flying North.
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Stour Valley, Wye, single bird heard, 25th April.
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Dungeness, 8 breeding pairs included 6 pairs on RSPB reserve.
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| 1953 |
Slayhills Saltings, Medway, single bird seen in flight, 19th August.
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Farthingloe, single bird flushed, 18th May.
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Dungeness RSPB, six pairs bred with possibly another. Two further pairs also bred just outside the reserve.
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| 1952 |
Dungeness RSPB, 5 pairs, with a further 2 pairs off the reserve; some bred successfully.
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