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This page shows records submitted for birds seen between 9 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 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.
Saturday 17 October 2026
Oare Marshes (14:05 to 17:15) Sunny with brisk N'ly breeze. HT 16.50 - Very uneventful sea watch [Damon Smith] Map
2 Common Scoter (on Swale just E of Slipway (thanks JR)), 1 Little Grebe, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Snipe (EF), 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Spoonbill (Horsesands), 1 Cattle Egret (with E side cattle), 4 Marsh Harrier (all individuals flew N across the Swale to Sheppey)
Tankerton (Whitstable) (13:30 to 15:30) [Jim Bloor] Map
100+ Brent Goose, 40+ Wigeon, 1 Avocet, 4 Arctic Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 22 Little Gull, 1 Gannet, 6 Short-eared Owl (generally appearing to be heading north west towards Essex)
Seasalter (07:15 to 08:30) Cloudy cool.strong north west wind [Jeremy David Hall] Map
1000 Starling (Small flocks moved west), 1 Brambling (Flew west over sportsman pub)
Friday 16 October 2026
Tankerton (Whitstable) (12:00 to 16:00) WNW 5 drizzle prior to cold front passing through, then fine [Russell Brockett] Map
359 Brent Goose (Flocks of 180 and 140 E, rest W), 2 Common Scoter, 1 Common Teal, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Oystercatcher, 10 Grey Plover, 3 Turnstone, 2 Sanderling, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Razorbill, 20 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 6 Little Gull (E), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Red-throated Diver, 78 Gannet (69W,9E), 5 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 8 Redwing, 8 Chaffinch
Westbere/Fordwich Lakes Complex (11:15 to 11:16) Raining [Simon Kennett] Map
2 Kingfisher
Thursday 15 October 2026
Seasalter-South Swale (15:00 to 17:15) easterly mild breeze [Tony Luckhurst] Map
1300+ Brent Goose, 140 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 140 Turnstone, 5 Sandwich Tern, 1 Red-throated Diver
Oare Marshes (12:55 to 14:55) Cloudy with moderate SW'ly breeze. HT 15.30 [Damon Smith] Map
2 Little Grebe (FC), 46 Avocet (FC), 14 Grey Plover (FC), 2 Ringed Plover (mudflats), 6 Lapwing (EF), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (mudflats), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (FC), 1 Snipe (EF), 1 Green Sandpiper (EF), 210 Redshank (FC), 4 Dunlin (mudflats), 10 Sandwich Tern (Slipway posts), 1 Cattle Egret (with E side cattle), 1 Grey Heron (EF), 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail (EF)
Oare Marshes (07:30 to 14:00) Cloudy with moderate SW breeze (with AE) [Rob Stokes] Map
2 Water Rail (Dan's Dock), 44 Avocet (in front of seawatch hide), 200 Golden Plover (Horsesands), 2 Ringed Plover (on mudflats), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (mudflats nr Slipway), 4 Black-tailed Godwit (FC), 1 Green Sandpiper (WF), 1 Spotted Redshank (FC), 3 Sandwich Tern (FC), 1 Common Tern (FC), 1 Great White Egret (Horsesands), 2 Cattle Egret (with cattle on EF), 1 Merlin (west over EF), 1 Peregrine (high over EF), 1 Woodlark (Flew south with Skylarks @12.30), 3 Chiffchaff (1 UC & 2 in car park bushes), 2 Rock Pipit (Dan's Dock), 1000+ Chaffinch (All moving west in 2hr 30mins viewing from the sluice), 1 Corn Bunting (UC), 1 Yellowhammer (East of UC in bushes)
Foreness [Simon Mount] Map
1 Lapland Bunting (East)
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Oare Marshes (12:40 to 15:00) Mostly sunny with moderate SW'ly breeze. HT 14.50 [Damon Smith] Map
3 Little Grebe (FC), 8 Avocet (FC), 5 Golden Plover (EF), 1 Lapwing (FC), 1 Snipe (EF), 2 Green Sandpiper (EF), 210 Redshank (FC), 1 Spotted Redshank (FC), 10 Sandwich Tern (Slipway posts), 38 Cormorant (single flock flew W over EF), 4 Cattle Egret (with E side cattle), 2 Grey Heron (EF), 1 Marsh Harrier (M), 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Raven (on pylon), 1 Grey Wagtail (EF), 1 Water Pipit (EF)
Cliffe Pools (10:50 to 15:00) Rising tide. 2 Clouded Yellows [Stephen Gatley] Map
15 Shoveler (11 on Crystal Pool and 4 on Radar Pool), 2 Wigeon (Flew over), 4 Teal (Cliffe Creek), 6 Little Grebe (On Crystal Pool), 16 Great Crested Grebe (On Crystal Pool), 1 Avocet (Cliffe Creek), 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover (Cliffe Creek), c45 Golden Plover (Radar Pool), 11 Ringed Plover (On Flamingo Pool), 32+ Bar-tailed Godwit (On Flamingo Pool), 23+ Redshank, c150 Dunlin (On Flamingo Pool), 1 Glossy Ibis (Flew over the Pools towards Higham Marshes), 5 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker (Up to 2 heard), 5+ Long-tailed Tit, c20 Chaffinch (Flew over), c30 Goldfinch
Chamber's Wall (Reculver) (07:30 to 09:30) [Jim Bloor] Map
1 Tree Sparrow (by railway crossing)
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Little Farthingloe (Dover) [Mark Kennett] Map
1 Short-eared Owl
Monday 12 October 2026
Bekesbourne (18:00 to 18:05) [R J Douthwaite] Map
1 Barn Owl
Oare Marshes (11:00 to 13:00) Overcast with brisk S'ly breeze. HT 13.40 [Damon Smith] Map
2 Mute Swan (EF), 1 Brent Goose (FC), 1 Little Grebe (FC), 32 Avocet (FC), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (in front of Sea Wall hide), 600 Black-tailed Godwit (c flew W along Swale), 1 Green Sandpiper (EF), 320 Redshank (FC), 2 Dunlin (EF), 5 Sandwich Tern (flew W along Swale), 1 Great White Egret (on Horsesands), 8 Cattle Egret (with E side cattle), 1 Grey Heron (EF), 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine (landed briefly on EF near pull-in)
Swale NNR (07:30) [Derek Faulkner] Map
14 Cattle Egret (among cattle)
Sunday 11 October 2026
Cliffe (10:00 to 16:00) Sunny & warm [Gerald Roe] Map
2 Mute Swan (Radar Pool), 18 Shelduck (Radar pool), 171 Avocet (High tide), 4 Grey Plover (High tide), 20 Golden Plover, 25 Ringed Plover (6 on radar pool 19 flamingo), 114 Lapwing, 200 Curlew (flamingo high tide), 10 Bar-tailed Godwit (flamingo high tide), 20 Black-tailed Godwit (Flamingo pool high tide), 1 Ruff, 30 Dunlin (high tide), 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (Female), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat, 12+ Goldfinch (around reserve)
Chamber's Wall (Reculver) (09:00) [Chris Hindle] Map
1 Turtle Dove (juvenile also on the 9th)
Oare Marshes (08:30 to 11:40) Starting overcast before becoming sunny with light W'ly breeze. HT 13.05 [Damon Smith] Map
3 Little Grebe (FC), 2 Water Rail (DD), 31 Avocet (FC), 900 Black-tailed Godwit (c flew W along the Swale), 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper (EF), 330 Redshank (FC), 1 Dunlin (EF), 17 Sandwich Tern (several small groups all flying W along the Swale), 1 Great White Egret (on Horsesands), 8 Cattle Egret (with E side cattle), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (UC), 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit (EF)
Friday 9 October 2026
Oare Creek (Faversham) (12:30) Overcast with the odd sunny spell & brisk SW'ly breeze. HT 1145 [Damon Smith] Map
5 Greenshank (roosting near outflow pipe behind sluice)
Oare Marshes (09:45 to 12:10) Overcast with gthe odd sunny spell. Brisk SW'ly breeze. HT 1145 [Damon Smith] Map
2 Little Grebe (FC), 31 Avocet (FC), 6 Ringed Plover (EF), 1 Green Sandpiper (EF), 175 Redshank (FC), 1 Spotted Redshank (FC), 1 Dunlin (FC), 1 Red-throated Diver (drifting W along Swale on rising tide), 1 Spoonbill (FC), 5 Cattle Egret (with E side cattle), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 4 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit (EF)
North Foreland (07:00 to 12:45) Cloudy with a a brisk Westerly 2-3 backing SW later, Vis, very good some patch sunshine later. 5 other Observers; P.C, P.B, J.C, J.B, R.C [Craig Sammels] Map
2 'Large alcid' (S), 1778 Brent Goose (N 1772, S 6), 3 Shelduck (N), 1 Eider (P), 3 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 23 Wigeon (N 18, S 5), 4 Pintail (N), 9 Common Teal (N), 2 Great Crested Grebe (S), 78 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing (in off + N), 2 Snipe (S), 76 Turnstone (P), 3 Arctic Skua (S 1' N 2), 10 Sandwich Tern (N), 1 Kittiwake (S), 70 Black-headed Gull (N 33, S 37), 7 Mediterranean Gull (N 1, S 6), 21 Common Gull (N5, S16), 43 Great Black-backed Gull (N4, S39), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull (S), 14 Red-throated Diver (P4, N 1, S 9), 162 Gannet (N 132, S 30), 5 Shag (P), 3 Little Egret (P), 12 Jay, 1 Rook, 1 Woodlark (S at 9.30am), 5 Skylark (S), 23 Sand Martin (S), 611 Swallow (N 42, S 569), 23 House Martin (S), 7 Chiffchaff (moving S), 4 Redwing (S), 3 Stonechat (P), 5 Tree Sparrow (N), 1 Grey Wagtail (N), 9 Pied Wagtail (S), 22 Meadow Pipit (S), 1 Rock Pipit (P), 1 Brambling (N), 5 Chaffinch (P), 156 Linnet (S), 93 Goldfinch (N), 5 Reed Bunting (P1, S 4)
Southborough overcast , west wind [John Guiver] Map
160 Redwing (West in small parties during one hour)
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