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This page shows records submitted for birds seen between 25 May 2026 and 2 Jun 2026. Sightings from the most recent 7 days are not available to non-members. Please consider joining the KOS to see more recent records, or if you are a member, login here. Rare and scarce species species are shown in orange and unusual species in blue.
Monday 1 June 2026
Oare Marshes (13:45 to 16:00) Starting sunny before clouding over with moderate SW'ly breeze. HT 13.25 [Damon Smith] Map
4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 61 Gadwall, 30 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe (not often seen on EF), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Turtle Dove (on weather vane), 18 Coot, 4 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 402 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 1 Common Tern (EF), 31 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Cattle Egret (with W side cattle), 1 Grey Heron, 3 Swift, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail
Appledore (11:00 to 11:15) sunny still [Stuart Dove] Map
1 Cuckoo (near canal), 1 Cetti's Warbler (near canal), 1 Chiffchaff (near canal), 1 Blackcap (near canal), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (near canal)
Sunday 31 May 2026
Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve (10:00 to 12:30) Sunny warm light westerly [Iain Black] Map
100+ Shelduck (FP), 1 Ringed Plover (FP), 4 Little Ringed Plover (FP), 1 Common Tern (FP), 10+ Sand Martin (Estuary), 1 Nightingale
North Foreland (06:15 to 10:00) With MW/PC/PB [John Carnell] Map
3 Hobby (Two in of the sea. One south out to sea.)
North Foreland [Simon Mount] Map
1 Siskin (West)
Saturday 30 May 2026
High Halstow (10:00 to 12:00) Sunny and hot with light breeze. Sitings by SB [Iain Black] Map
3 Whitethroat , 3 Cuckoo, 2 Hobby
Boughton Monchelsea (08:55 to 09:15) Dry, warm and sunny [Bill Stoneham] Map
1 Cuckoo (Calling loudly but did not stay.)
Oare Marshes (05:15 to 10:00) Warm and sunny again with a gentle and pleasant NE breeze picking up. Temp. up to 24C. LT circa 06:30. With RM and SC. At least 15 migrant Red Kites flew W during morning. [Murray Wright] Map
4 Egyptian Goose (pair with their remaining two well grown goslings on EF still), 2 Tufted Duck (pair on EF), 2 Cuckoo (pair - with both still vocal), 6 Turtle Dove (great sight to see six flying around together just W of the cottages, with presumably two of the same birds 'purring' from the weathervane and telephone poles - 'biggest' Spring flock I've seen here), 5 Moorhen (pair with three small chicks in DD), 5 Whimbrel (late birds on HS), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Blackwits on EF), 260 Black-tailed Godwit (on EF), 4 Common Tern (one of EF and three along Swale), 1 Cattle Egret (on EF first thing then flew S), 1 Sparrowhawk (over), 1 Hobby (over), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (males), 2 Stonechat (juvs. in UC presumably hatched nearby), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Corn Bunting (singing UC)
Friday 29 May 2026
Cliftonville (07:05 to 07:30) [Barry Hunt] Map
1 Yellow-legged Gull (3CY flew east), 2 Chough (The long-staying pair still)
Foreness [Simon Mount] Map
1 Willow Warbler (Male in song)
Thursday 28 May 2026
Little Farthingloe (Dover) [Mark Kennett] Map
1 Nightingale (Singing migrant)
Penshurst Place (Park Farm area) [John Guiver] Map
33 Greylag Goose, 14 Stock Dove, 5 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 8 Skylark, 20 House Martin (+ around traditional nesting site), 6 Mistle Thrush (4 juveniles)
Wednesday 27 May 2026
King's Wood (near Challock) (21:30 to 22:10) Clear [Tabitha Fleming] Map
1 Nightjar, 3 Tawny Owl
Cliffe Pools (09:40 to 14:45) High tide [Stephen Gatley] Map
c460 Shelduck (Nearly all on Flamingo Pool), 2 Pochard (Pair), 6 Tufted Duck (3 pairs), 2 Gadwall (Pair), 15 Great Crested Grebe, 4+ Cuckoo (2 calling), 18+ Avocet (Including 9 roosting on Flamingo Pool), 38 Oystercatcher (Including 35 roosting on Flamingo Pool), 6 Ringed Plover (On Flamingo Pool), 1+ Little Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling (On Flamingo Pool), 2 Common Tern, 2 Mediterranean Gull (Flew over), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, c10 Sand Martin (c10 nesting holes in sandy mound near the fort), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing male), 1 Nightingale (Singing male)
South Street (Selling) (08:25 to 12:30) Full sun and warm, with a light N.N.E. breeze. [Colin Fisher] Map
4 Common Buzzard (pair were displaying at Gould's Wood), 3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler (Gould's Wood), 27 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler (singing), 22 Blackcap (singing), 6 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Fox Wood Pond), 2 Nightingale (pair seen together), 1 Greenfinch (male)
North Foreland (06:00 to 10:00) [John Carnell] Map
5 Ringed Plover (S), 2 Guillemot (S), 106 Gannet (S), 1 Red-footed Falcon (2CY female. Low low overhead, straight out to sea.9.23)
Cliffe (Alpha Pool) [Stephen Gatley] Map
8 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Common Tern (Birds on small island including a pair mating)
Doddington Place (Doddington) sunny [John Guiver] Map
1 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Firecrest (at least), 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Pied Wagtail
Higham Marshes and Bight High tide [Stephen Gatley] Map
1 Brent Goose (At Higham Bight), 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Tufted Duck (Drakes), 5 Shoveler (All drakes), 4+ Gadwall, 5 Avocet, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Black-tailed Godwit
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Newnham (07:50 to 08:50) [Graham Wickenden] Map
30 Mediterranean Gull (Hawking for insects at roof level, with more joining from the East all the time)
Iwade (07:40) [Daniel Oates] Map
1 Cuckoo (Possibly 2 - Flew over garden calling)
South Swale LNR (06:05 to 09:45) Full sun and hot, wind E.N.E. light air. [Colin Fisher] Map
2 Gadwall, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo (calling at Cleve Hill), 20 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 2 Common Tern, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Swift (flew west), 2 Little Owl (Beach Huts), 1 Kestrel, 38 Carrion Crow (mudflats), 21 Sedge Warbler, 14 Reed Warbler, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (male at Cleve Track), 4 Whitethroat (singing), 6 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail (male on Cleve Marsh), 2 Corn Bunting (singing), 1 Yellowhammer (male singing at the end of Cleve Track near the road)
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