Uncommon Birds in Kent
Our list for Kent has 96 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 28 residents, 12 summer visitors, 32 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Kent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 96, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Jul–May
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–May
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jul–May
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Aug–May
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made