SAVI'S WARBLER (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 April to 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.
	Locallity 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, two singing males, 25th April to 10th July.
2007	Oare Marshes, singing male, 18th-20th May.
2008	Sandwich Bay, 29th September.
2009	Stour Valley, singing male, 11th-27th April.