Robert Carr: Kent Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 265 of 265 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Finberry 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Finberry 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Kent side of Scotney GPs 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser Finberry 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 12/10/2022 Stodmarsh NNR 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 04/02/2020 Seaton GPs 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Finberry 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Finberry 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus Dungeness area 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Dungeness area 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Finberry 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Finberry 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Finberry 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula Oare Marshes, Dungeness 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Finberry 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera Finberry 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope Finberry 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Finberry 19 Pintail Anas acuta Finberry 20 Teal Anas crecca Finberry 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 30/11/2022 Dungeness RSPB 22 Pochard Aythya ferina Dungeness 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 18/02/2023 Stodmarsh 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Finberry 25 Scaup Aythya marila Cliffe 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Conningbrook CP 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Dungeness 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Lade GPs 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Dungeness 31 Smew Mergellus albellus Dungeness 32 Goosander Mergus merganser Finberry 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 11/01/2023 Swalecliffe 34 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis actually Ruddy Shelduck @ Haysden if BOU accept it 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix SBBO 36 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Finberry 37 Quail Coturnix coturnix Finberry 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Finberry 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Challock 40 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 26/03/1988 Broadstairs 41 Swift Apus apus Finberry 42 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 25/05/1998 Cliffe 43 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Finberry 44 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia Finberry 45 Stock Dove Columba oenas Finberry 46 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Finberry 47 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Crundale 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Finberry 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Finberry 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Finberry 51 Coot Fulica atra Finberry 52 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 17/04/1996 Stodmarsh 53 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 23/03/1997 Bough Beech 54 Crane Grus grus Dengemarsh 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Finberry 56 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Dungeness 57 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dungeness 58 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Dungeness 59 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Sevenoaks WR 60 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 23/08/2023 Cliffe 61 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Oare 62 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Cliffe 63 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Finberry 64 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Dungeness 65 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Finberry 66 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 02/09/2020 Oare Marshes 67 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 31/08/2022 Galloways, heard only 68 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Dungeness 69 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Finberry 70 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Finberry 71 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 22/03/1985 Dartford marshes 72 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 19/03/1983 Cliffe 73 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Dungeness 74 Curlew Numenius arquata Dungeness 75 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Dungeness 76 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Dungeness 77 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 14/08/2018 Oare Marshes 78 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Finberry 79 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Finberry 80 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Finberry 81 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Finberry 82 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Finberry 83 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 08/07/2023 ARC Dungeness 84 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Finberry 85 Redshank Tringa totanus Finberry 86 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 17/07/2019 Oare Marshes 87 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Dungeness 88 Greenshank Tringa nebularia Finberry 89 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Dungeness 90 Knot Calidris canutus Dungeness 91 Ruff Calidris pugnax Dungeness 92 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 06/07/1986 Elmley RSPB 93 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 04/09/1987 SBBO 94 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Finberry 95 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Dungeness 96 Sanderling Calidris alba Dungeness 97 Dunlin Calidris alpina Dungeness 98 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Hythe 99 Little Stint Calidris minuta Dungeness 100 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos ARC Pits 101 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 02/10/1988 Elmley Marshes RSPB 102 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 16/11/1977 SBBO 103 Little Tern Sternula albifrons Oare Marshes 104 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 24/05/2022 Pegwell Bay 105 Black Tern Chlidonias niger Dungeness 106 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Dungeness 107 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Dungeness in 80s 108 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Dungeness 109 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Dungeness 110 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Dungeness 111 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 14/08/2018 Oare Marshes 112 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Finberry 113 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Finberry 114 Common Gull Larus canus Finberry 115 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans SBBO, Dungeness 116 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Finberry 117 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Dungeness 118 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Finberry 119 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Dungeness 120 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Finberry 121 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Dungeness 122 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 123 Great Skua Stercorarius skua Dungeness 124 Razorbill Alca torda 30/11/2022 Dungeness 125 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Dungeness 126 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Dungeness 127 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Dungeness ARC 128 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer N Foreland 129 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Thanet 130 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus from Samphire Hoe 131 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 12/08/2023 Ancient Highway, Deal 132 Gannet Morus bassanus Dungeness 133 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Finberry 134 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Dover Harbour 135 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Dungeness Also an undated bird in the '80s at Stodmarsh 136 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Dungeness 137 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Dungeness 138 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Finberry 139 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Finberry 140 Great White Egret Ardea alba Finberry 141 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Finberry 142 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Oare Marshes 143 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Finberry 144 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Finberry 145 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 23/03/2022 146 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Finberry, Dungeness 147 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Naccolt 148 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Finberry 149 Red Kite Milvus milvus Finberry 150 Black Kite Milvus migrans Finberry 151 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus E Kent in 80s 152 Buzzard Buteo buteo Finberry 153 Barn Owl Tyto alba Finberry 154 Little Owl Athene noctua Finberry 155 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Dungeness 156 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Finberry 157 Hoopoe Upupa epops 19/11/2022 near Lympne 158 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Finberry 159 Wryneck Jynx torquilla Worth Marshes, SBBO 160 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Finberry 161 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Finberry 162 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Finberry 163 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Finberry 164 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Yes 29/05/2022 Worth 165 Merlin Falco columbarius Sheppey 166 Hobby Falco subbuteo Finberry 167 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Finberry 168 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Thanet 169 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 05/11/2019 Bockhill 170 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Yes 17/10/2020 Shuart 171 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 14/10/1984 Thanet 172 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 13/10/2020 Littlestone GC 173 Jay Garrulus glandarius Finberry 174 Magpie Pica pica Finberry 175 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Finberry 176 Rook Corvus frugilegus Finberry 177 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Finberry 178 Raven Corvus corax Finberry 179 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 27/12/2023 King's Hill 180 Coal Tit Periparus ater Finberry 181 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bough Beech in 80s 182 Willow Tit Poecile montanus Bough Beech in 80s 183 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Finberry 184 Great Tit Parus major Finberry 185 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Oare Marshes, Dungeness 186 Skylark Alauda arvensis Finberry 187 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Conyer, Dungeness 188 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Finberry 189 Swallow Hirundo rustica Finberry 190 House Martin Delichon urbicum Finberry 191 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 20/09/2023 Joss Bay 192 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Finberry 193 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Finberry 194 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 21/12/2022 Pencester Gardens, Dover 195 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 22/09/2020 Courtstairs, Ramsgate 196 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 11/01/2023 Swalecliffe 197 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Finberry 198 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Finberry 199 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Finberry 200 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Finberry 201 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Finberry 202 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 03/09/1987 Dungeness 203 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 28/08/1988 Dengemarsh 204 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 26/08/2023 nr. Conningbrook flood relief area 205 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Finberry 206 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Finberry 207 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Finberry 208 Whitethroat Curruca communis Finberry 209 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 08/12/2022 Finberry 210 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Finberry 211 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Finberry 212 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Finberry 213 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Finberry 214 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Finberry 215 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Yes 17/11/1990 Dungeness 216 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Finberry 217 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Finberry 218 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Finberry 219 Redwing Turdus iliacus Finberry 220 Blackbird Turdus merula Finberry 221 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Finberry 222 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Finberry 223 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 18/05/2013 Margate cemetery 224 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Finberry 225 Robin Erithacus rubecula Finberry 226 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Finberry 227 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 19/03/2018 Denge gulley 228 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Finberry 229 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Finberry 230 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Finberry 231 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Finberry 232 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Finberry 233 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Finberry 234 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 12/10/2021 Thanet 235 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Finberry 236 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Finberry 237 Dunnock Prunella modularis Finberry 238 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Finberry 239 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 09/05/1990 SBBO 240 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Finberry 241 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Finberry 242 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 22/09/1985 St Margaret's Bay 243 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Finberry 244 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Finberry 245 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 10/01/2024 Ebbsfleet flyover 246 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Samphire Hoe 247 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Finberry 248 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Finberry 249 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Godmersham 250 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Finberry 251 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Finberry 252 Twite Linaria flavirostris 02/12/2023 Pegwell Bay 253 Linnet Linaria cannabina Finberry 254 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Finberry 255 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Finberry 256 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Westerham area in 80s 257 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Finberry 258 Serin Serinus serinus Finberry 259 Siskin Spinus spinus Finberry 260 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Foreness 261 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Sheppey 262 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Finberry 263 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 10/02/2024 Godmersham 264 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Finberry 265 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Yes 11/02/1989 Maidstone