HoodedCrow

Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

Scarce passage migrant, and winter visitor

The BOU took the decision in 2002 to split Hooded Crow from Carrion Crow, Corvus corone. With over 200 records in Kent to date, those records shown here are only representative since that split.

2003	Swale area, single bird, from 6th October to year end. First seen at Swale NNR, and then often both north and south of the Swale.
	Nether Hale, single bird, 27th November.
2004	The over-wintering bird on the Swale NNR, was joined by a second bird between 8th January and 7th March. One remained until 16th March.
	Whitstable, single bird, 7th January, was probably one of the Swale birds.
	Brooksend, single bird, 16th March, was probably the returning Nether Hale bird from 2003.
	Minnis Bay, single bird, 16th March.
	Bockhill, one in off sea and flew north, 26th October.
	Foreness, one flying south-west, 29th October.
	Nether Hale, single bird, 27th November, was probably the same returning from 2003.
	Swale, the now regular wintering bird returned from 17th November, until the year end.
2005	Swale, the regular wintering bird remained until 25th March, with a second bird present on east Sheppey from 21st-31st January.
	Nether Hale, single bird, presumed to be the same throughout was present on 12th and 23rd January, and on 7th March.
	Foreness, one present 18th-19th March.
	Bishopstone, one flew east, 5th April.
	Harty Marshes, what was presumably the returning Swale bird, was present from 10th-17th December.
2006	Swale, presumably the same regular wintering bird remained until 11th March.
	Swale, single bird present, 20th November until 15th December.
	Seasalter, two birds, 2nd December.
2007	Swale, one possibly two birds, remained on SE Sheppey until at least 4th March.
	Seasalter, briefly, 7th January.
	Sackett's Hill, Margate, single bird, 26th July.
	Swale NNR, presumably the same regular wintering bird returned on 30th November.
2008	East Sheppey, various sites, single bird, presumably from winter 2007, until 4th March.
	East Sheppey, presumably the same regular wintering bird returned on 8th December.
2009	East Sheppey, various sites, single bird, presumably from winter 2008, until 16th March.
	Sandwich Bay, single bird, possibly East Sheppey bird, 24th March.
	East Sheppey, presumably the same regular wintering bird returned on 16th December.
2010	Dungeness, single bird, 1st April.
	Reculver/Minnis, two birds, 28th October.