Kent Ornithological Society 
Chlidonias leucopterus
Rare but regular passage migrant
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1891 |
The Wicks, Dungeness, two, 30th May. |
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1937 |
Dungeness, 17th May. |
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1951 |
Hythe, 15th May. |
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1956 |
The Wicks, Dungeness, two, 19th May. |
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New Romney, 13th June. |
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1959 |
Murston pits, immature, 28th-29th August. |
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1962 |
Stoke, intermittently from 29th July to 11th August. |
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Shellness, Sheppey, 12th August. |
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Hook's Fleet, nr. Allhallows, 26th August. |
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Lower Hope Point, 1st September. |
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1963 |
Dungeness, adult, 20th August. |
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1964 |
Sandwich Bay, 29th May. |
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1965 |
Leybourne gravel pits, juvenile, 29th September. |
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1966 |
Dungeness, two immature, 22nd August. |
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1967 |
Dungeness, immature, 8th-15th August. |
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Dungeness, immature, 18th-22nd August. |
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Dungeness, immature, 22nd August. |
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1968 |
Dungeness, immature, 5th-16th August, and adult, 16th. |
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Dungeness, immature, 11th-16th October. |
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1969 |
Dungeness, immature, 14th-29th August. |
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1970 |
Dungeness, one to three immatures, 28th August to 5th September. |
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Dungeness, immature, 4th-9th October. |
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1971 |
Lade, Dungeness, 9th-10th May. |
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Dungeness, 8th June. |
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Dungeness, immature, 20th August. |
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1972 |
Dungeness, 8th June. |
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Dungeness, immature, 31st July. |
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Dungeness, immature, 11th August to 12th September. |
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Dungeness, immature, 12th August. |
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Dungeness, immature, 1st-11th September. |
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Dungeness, immature, 9th-11th September. |
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1973 |
Stodmarsh, 31st May. |
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Capel Fleet, Sheppey, immature, 18th and 25th-30th August. |
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Dungeness, immature, 29th-30th September. |
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1974 |
Dungeness, immature, 25th August to 8th September. |
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Dungeness, immature, 4th September. |
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1975 |
Sandwich Bay, immature, 9th August. |
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Dungeness, immature, 16th-28nd August. |
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Dungeness, immature, 24th September to 4th October. |
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1976 |
Dungeness, adult, 1st July. |
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Dungeness, immature, 30th-31st August. |
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Bough Beech Reservoir, immature, 26th-30th October. |
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1977 |
Margate, first-summer, 8th July. |
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Dungeness, immature, 20th-22nd August. |
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1978 |
Dungeness, juvenile, 22nd-23rd August. |
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Dungeness, another juvenile, 28th August to 3rd September. |
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Dungeness, another juvenile, 16th September. |
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1979 |
Shellness, juvenile, 18th August. |
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Dungeness, juvenile, 20th-25th August. |
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Lydd, juvenile, 23rd-25th August, two 25th, but second bird probably same bird as Dungeness. |
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1981 |
Stodmarsh, adult, 29th June. |
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Cliffe, juvenile, 6th-8th August, same, Elmley, 8th-10th. |
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Dungeness, juvenile, 21st-26th August. |
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1983 |
Dungeness, juvenile, 5th-24th August. |
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1984 |
Dungeness, adult, 21st June. |
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Dungeness, juvenile, 1st-7th August. |
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Dungeness, juvenile, 17th-23rd August, also at Lydd. |
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Grain, juvenile, 26th August to 4th September. |
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Dungeness, juvenile, 30th August to 15th September, also at Lydd. |
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1986 |
Dungeness, juvenile, 11th-12th August. |
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Bough Beech Reservoir, juvenile, 11th August. |
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Dungeness, first-winter, 14th-16th September. |
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1987 |
Dungeness, 18th June. |
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Minnis Bay, adult, 17th September. |
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1988 |
Minnis Bay, juvenile, 28th August to 6th September. |
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Dungeness, adult, 7th September. |
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1989 |
Dungeness, 5th-11th September; same as East Sussex bird. |
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1990 |
Dartford, juvenile, 4th-5th September; presumed same as Essex bird. |
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1991 |
Nr. Sittingbourne, 3st May; presumed same as Broadness, same as Essex bird. |
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Dungeness, adult, 28th-30th May. |
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Broadness, 2nd June; presumed same as Sittingbourne, same as Essex bird. |
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1992 |
Swale NNR, two, 18th-19th May. |
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Dungeness, first-winter, 24th September. |
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1993 |
Dungeness, 22nd May. |
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1995 |
Dungeness, adult, 13th-15th July. |
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Dungeness, adult and juvenile, 23rd July. |
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1996 |
Dungeness, adult, 17th June. |
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1997 |
Cliffe Pools, adult, 23rd August; presumed same bird, Stodmarsh, 24th. |
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1998 |
Oare Marshes, juvenile, 6th September. |
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1999 |
Grove Ferry, adult, 6th July. |
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Dungeness, juvenile/first-winter, 17th September to 1st October. |
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2000 |
Dungeness, 6th May. |
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Dungeness, adult, 23rd-25th June. |
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Grove Ferry, adult, 10th-13th July. |
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Dungeness, adult, 21st September. |
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2002 |
Swale NNR, 2nd June. |
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2003 |
Grove Ferry, juvenile/first-winter, 18th October. |
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2004 |
Cliffe Pools, second-summer, 24th-28th May. |
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2005 |
Oare Marshes, juvenile, 3rd September. |
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2006 |
Grove Ferry, 18th October. |
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2007 |
Dungeness Reserve, juvenile, 20th August. |
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Dungeness Reserve, juvenile, 22nd-23rd August. |
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Dungeness, single juvenile at "the patch", 31st August until 8th September. |
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Bough Beech, single juvenile, 28th August. |
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2008 |
Dungeness Reserve, juvenile, 31st August to 19th September. |
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Dungeness Reserve, second juvenile, 12th-19th September. |
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2009 |
Cliffe Pools, adult, 23rd August. |
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2010 |
Dungeness, juvenile at the 'patch', 15th August. |
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Cliffe RSPB, juvenile, 23rd September. |
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2012 |
Grove Ferry/Stodmarsh, two adults, 26th May. |
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2013 |
Cliffe, juvenile seen on the Thames, 22ndAugust. |
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2015 |
Dungeness RSPB, two adults, 14th-15th May. |
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ARC pits, adult, 18th July. |
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Dungeness RSPB, second-winter, 27th August until 10th September. |
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Dungeness RSPB, second-winter, 31st August. |
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Dungeness RSPB, second-winter, 1st September. |
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2016 |
Cliffe Pools, juvenile present on Thames, 5th-6th September. |
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Lower Hope Point, adult flew downriver, 15th September. |
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| 2021 | Bough Beech, juvenile, 23rd August. |
| Dungeness RSPB, juvenile, 20th September. | |
| 2022 | Dungeness RSPB, juvenile bird, 2nd September. |
| 2024 | Cliffe Pools, adult bird, 26th June. |
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No Longer Accepted |
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1904 |
Lydd, female, 25th May. |
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Dungeness, five, 29th May. |
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1908 |
Littlestone, one, 29th May. |
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1911 |
Near Lydd, two, 1st June. |
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1922 |
Romney Marsh, male, 15th May. |