KOS Weekly Highlights: Another intriguing raptor sighting this week, the returning (?) White-rumped Sandpiper at Oare, a record Med Gull count and news on the origins of last week’s Gull-billed Tern. Read it all on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding #birdguides

KOS Weekly Highlights: a busy week in Kent birding, with a Gull-billed Tern, a possible Long-legged Buzzard and a Long-tailed Skua, plus more wader and warbler migration. Read all details and some interesting ‘high counts’ on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding #birdguides

KOS Weekly Highlights: a beautiful summer-plumaged American Golden Plover spent a morning at Oare and could be seen together with the Bonaparte’s Gull. Another Caspian Tern was seen. All this and more on kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

KOS Weekly Highlights: main news was the returning Bonaparte’s Gull for its fifteenth year at Oare. The Caspian Tern lingered into this week, while wader migration picked up a bit. See website for all highlights: kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

KOS Weekly Highlights: bird of the week was a Caspian Tern, closely followed by a Kentish Plover. More bird news on the website including an update on the Kent year list at end of June: kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

KOS Weekly Highlights: a hot and quiet week in terms of birding, but there were still some scarce birds around such as Red-footed Falcon and Serin. Plus there was encouraging news from the Medway survey. See kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

KOS Weekly Highlights: an excellent week in Kent with a beautiful Squacco Heron, another Zitting Cisticola, a Cory’s Shearwater, a Night-heron and more. For all details see kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding #birdguides

KOS Weekly Highlights: the fourth Zitting Cisticola in two years, lots of Shearwaters, two Puffins, plus a Quail over the sea, and some good news from Elmley. Read all details on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding #birdguides

KOS Weekly Highlights: another Greenish Warbler, a beautiful Red-necked Phalarope and lots of scarce raptors made for a good week. All details and an update on the Kent yearlist at kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

KOS Weekly Highlights: the first Greenish Warbler since 2016 was the star bird, but there was a nice support cast with two Montague’s Harriers, a mini-influx of Golden Orioles, many Bee-eaters, a Red-rumped Swallow and a Hoopoe. Details on kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

The warmer weather finally brought some good birds with the best being a Red-breasted Flycatcher. Further highlights included Bee-eaters, Purple Herons, Golden Orioles and Serin. Plus encouraging news from the Medway. See kentos.org.uk for all details. #kentbirding

A Red-backed Shrike, Savi’s Warbler, an unfortunate Wryneck, three Temminck’s Stints and a probable Cory’s Shearwater were among the highlights in Kent birding this week. See kentos.org.uk for details. #kentbirding #birdguides

Lots of scarce birds in Kent this week. Best were an Iberian Chiffchaff and a fly-by Gull-billed Tern. But there was plenty more with Hoopoe, Black-winged Stilt, Red-footed Falcon, Glossy Ibis and Temminck’s Stint all recorded. All details on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

Sea-watching took centre stage as ‘Pom season’ fully started, but the highlight was a new day record of Little Gulls past Dungeness. A Red-footed Falcon and Hoopoe were also seen. Full highlights and an update on the Kent yearlist on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

Two Wood Warblers, a Black Stork, a Purple Heron and an unseasonal Yellow-browed Warbler were among the highlights this week in Kent birding. But there was plenty of support cast. See all details at kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

Another Bluethroat was found, a Common Crane lingered, sea-watching improved a little bit and a few more Summer migrants arrived in Kent. For full details see kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

A good week in Kent birding with a beautiful Bluethroat, Serin. Black Kites, Cranes, lots of summer migrants and the first Pom Skua of the season. All highlights on kentos.org.uk

News on the Lesser Whitethroat at Lydd, an update on the Kent year list at the end of March and some intriguing raptors seen this week. Read all the birding highlights of the week on kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding #birdguides

A nice week of birding in Kent with more Spring arrivals, a Black Kite, Iceland Gull, Red-necked Grebe and an out of place Marsh Tit. See kentos.org.uk for all highlights. #kentbirding #birdguides

Happy #WorldWaterDay! Clean freshwater is the lifeblood of Kent’s landscape. From the chalk streams of the Stour Valley to the dykes of Stodmarsh, water supports everything from the elusive Bittern to the returning Garganey. Let’s protect our blue spaces! #kentosbirding #kentbirding #WorldWaterDay

Today marks the astronomical start of spring! As day and night reach perfect balance, nature is tipping toward life. It’s a prime time for birdwatching as early migrants like Wheatears arrive and resident Lapwings begin their spectacular tumbling displays. #SpringEquinox #kentosbirding #kentbirding

A nicely varied week in Kent birding. Sea-watching picked up which included a Smew and Long-tailed Duck. There were some good raptors (Black Kite and White-tailed Eagle), while the long-stayers mostly remained on show. Full details on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

The best bird of the week was a Little Bunting at North Foreland, while Garganey and Osprey were seen for the first time this Spring. The Iceland Gull was seen again while the long-stayers remained for another week. See all details on kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

KOS Site of the month – March Northward Hill RSPB - March is a perfect time to visit this North Kent gem! The UK’s largest heronry is bursting into life, with Grey Herons and Little Egrets busy nesting. Keep an eye on the marshes for Marsh Harriers and wintering wildfowl! #kentosbirding #kentbirding

KOS species of the month – March March can see Northern Wheatears arrive in Kent. This smart looking species does breed in Kent but many more pass through to breed more northerly, including the Greenland sub species on their way to Greenland and north-west Canada. #kentbirding

A busy week in Kent birding with the reappearance of the Kumlien’s Iceland Gull and American Wigeon, the first signs of Spring plus sightings of Black Kite and Serin. For all details and an update on the Kent year list at the end of Feb see kentos.org.uk #kentbirding

An interesting week in Kent birding with Common Cranes, the first Wood Larks, a Glossy Ibis and the start of waterfowl migration, led by Bewick’s Swan Nadine which migrated from Walland to Germany. All highlights on Kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

The two Shore Larks reappeared for the first time this year, while the other overwintering rarities in Kent (Bluetail, American Wigeon and Pallas’s Warbler) remained on show. For full weekly highlights see kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding

KOS Site of the month – February The Ancient Highway running between Deal and Sandwich Bay allows viewing over Worth Marsh which has been a goose hot spot this winter with at least six species there. Look out as well for partridge and wintering wildfowl and waders. #kentbirding

Bird of the week in Kent was a smart drake American Wigeon, but there was a lot more on offer such as a Red-necked Grebe, Common Crane, the Bluetail and the Pallas’s Warbler. Full highlights in kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding #birdguides