Robert Carr: Kent Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 174 of 174 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 01/03/2023 Dungeness 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor also Black Swan @ Dengemarsh 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 16 Pintail Anas acuta 17 Teal Anas crecca 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Scaup Aythya marila Camber pits, E Sussex 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 26 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 27 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29 Swift Apus apus 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 34 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 35 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 36 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 38 Coot Fulica atra 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 09/12/2023 42 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 23/08/2023 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 44 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 51 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 52 Curlew Numenius arquata 53 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 54 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 55 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 56 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 57 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 31/07/2023 58 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 59 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 08/07/2023 ARC 60 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 13/09/2023 61 Redshank Tringa totanus 62 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 63 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 64 Knot Calidris canutus 65 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/03/2023 Dungeness 66 Dunlin Calidris alpina 67 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 05/08/2023 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 03/06/2023 69 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 70 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 71 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 72 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 73 Common Gull Larus canus 74 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 11/03/2023 Dungeness RSPB 75 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 78 Razorbill Alca torda 14/12/2023 79 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 80 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 13/12/2023 81 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/12/2023 82 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 12/08/2023 Ancient Highway, Deal 83 Gannet Morus bassanus 84 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 85 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 08/03/2023 86 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 23/08/2023 87 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 88 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 89 Great White Egret Ardea alba 90 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 91 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 92 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 93 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 94 Red Kite Milvus milvus 95 Buzzard Buteo buteo 96 Barn Owl Tyto alba 97 Little Owl Athene noctua 98 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 99 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 100 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 101 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 102 Merlin Falco columbarius 13/12/2023 103 Hobby Falco subbuteo 03/06/2023 104 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 105 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 106 Jay Garrulus glandarius 107 Magpie Pica pica 108 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 109 Rook Corvus frugilegus 110 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 111 Raven Corvus corax 112 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 27/12/2023 113 Coal Tit Periparus ater 114 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 26/08/2023 115 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 116 Great Tit Parus major 117 Skylark Alauda arvensis 118 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 03/06/2023 119 Swallow Hirundo rustica 120 House Martin Delichon urbicum 121 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 20/09/2023 Joss Bay 122 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 123 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 124 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 23/02/2023 Sandgate 125 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 11/01/2023 Swalecliffe 126 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Broadwater Warren 127 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 128 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 129 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 130 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 26/08/2023 131 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 132 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 133 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 134 Whitethroat Curruca communis 135 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 136 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 23/02/2023 Sandgate 137 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 138 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 139 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 140 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 141 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 142 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 143 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 144 Redwing Turdus iliacus 145 Blackbird Turdus merula 146 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 147 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 148 Robin Erithacus rubecula 149 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 150 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 09/09/2023 151 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 152 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 09/08/2023 153 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 154 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 155 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 156 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 157 Dunnock Prunella modularis 158 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 02/08/2023 159 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 160 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 161 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 162 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 163 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 164 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 165 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 166 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 167 Twite Linaria flavirostris 02/12/2023 168 Linnet Linaria cannabina 169 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 22/11/2023 170 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 171 Siskin Spinus spinus 172 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 173 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 174 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus