Select until 13 May
Totals Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Kent (nocturnal flight calls) 2016 - 2025
| Species | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |||||
| 1. | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | 0 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 157 | 20 | 0 | 72 (2024) | ||||
| 2. | Canada Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 3 (2024) | ||||
| 3. | Barnacle Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 10 (2020) | ||||
| 4. | Greylag Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | 72 (2021) | ||||
| 5. | Pink-footed Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 3 (2021) | ||||
| 6. | Eurasian White-fronted Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 45 (2024) | ||||
| 7. | Mute Swan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (2021) | ||||
| 8. | Shelduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 (2021) | ||||
| 9. | Shoveler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 (2020) | ||||
| 10. | Gadwall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | 50 (2024) | ||||
| 11. | Wigeon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 35 (2024) | ||||
| 12. | Mallard | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 (2018) | ||||
| 13. | Pintail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 (2024) | ||||
| 14. | Teal | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 96 | 12 | 0 | 37 (2024) | ||||
| 15. | duck sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2019) | ||||
| 16. | Tufted Duck | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 (2019) | ||||
| 17. | Common Scoter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 106 | 13 | 0 | 42 (2024) | ||||
| 18. | Goldeneye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | ||||
| 19. | Quail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (2020) | ||||
| 20. | Nightjar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2018) | ||||
| 21. | Water Rail | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 143 | 18 | 0 | 106 (2024) | ||||
| 22. | Moorhen | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 177 | 22 | 0 | 88 (2024) | ||||
| 23. | Coot | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 188 | 0 | 266 | 33 | 0 | 188 (2024) | ||||
| 24. | Little Grebe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 0 | 169 | 21 | 0 | 118 (2024) | ||||
| 25. | Stone Curlew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 (2024) | ||||
| 26. | Oystercatcher | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 170 | 0 | 271 | 34 | 0 | 170 (2024) | ||||
| 27. | Avocet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 16 (2024) | ||||
| 28. | Grey Plover | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 (2020) | ||||
| 29. | Golden Plover | 0 | 21 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 170 | 21 | 0 | 54 (2024) | ||||
| 30. | Dotterel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2019) | ||||
| 31. | Ringed Plover | 0 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 148 | 19 | 0 | 52 (2024) | ||||
| 32. | Little Ringed Plover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 (2024) | ||||
| 33. | Lapwing | 0 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 101 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 282 | 35 | 1 | 101 (2021) | ||||
| 34. | Whimbrel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 55 (2024) | ||||
| 35. | Curlew | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 23 (2024) | ||||
| 36. | Bar-tailed Godwit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 (2024) | ||||
| 37. | Black-tailed Godwit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | 54 (2020) | ||||
| 38. | Snipe | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 115 | 0 | 203 | 25 | 5 | 115 (2024) | ||||
| 39. | Common Sandpiper | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 | 34 (2024) | ||||
| 40. | Green Sandpiper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 28 (2024) | ||||
| 41. | Wood Sandpiper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | ||||
| 42. | Redshank | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 26 (2024) | ||||
| 43. | Greenshank | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 (2024) | ||||
| 44. | Turnstone | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 (2018) | ||||
| 45. | Knot | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 20 (2022) | ||||
| 46. | wader sp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 24 (2024) | ||||
| 47. | small wader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2024) | ||||
| 48. | Sanderling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 8 (2021) | ||||
| 49. | Dunlin | 0 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 159 | 20 | 0 | 39 (2023) | ||||
| 50. | Little Stint | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2024) | ||||
| Species | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |||||
| 51. | Common Tern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 (2020) | ||||
| 52. | Sandwich Tern | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 27 (2024) | ||||
| 53. | Black-headed Gull | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 66 | 8.3 | 0 | 26 (2024) | ||||
| 54. | Mediterranean Gull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2024) | ||||
| 55. | Common Gull | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 (2024) | ||||
| 56. | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | ||||
| 57. | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 10 (2022) | ||||
| 58. | large gull sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | ||||
| 59. | Bittern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 (2024) | ||||
| 60. | Night Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2019) | ||||
| 61. | heron sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2024) | ||||
| 62. | Grey Heron | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 96 | 0 | 224 | 28 | 0 | 96 (2024) | ||||
| 63. | Purple Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2024) | ||||
| 64. | Barn Owl | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 | 1 | 4 (2022) | ||||
| 65. | Little Owl | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2018) | ||||
| 66. | Green Woodpecker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | ||||
| 67. | Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2022) | ||||
| 68. | Skylark | 0 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 25 (2018) | ||||
| 69. | Sand Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2024) | ||||
| 70. | Swallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 3 (2021) | ||||
| 71. | Chiffchaff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 (2018) | ||||
| 72. | Lesser Whitethroat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 73. | Goldcrest | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2017) | ||||
| 74. | Starling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 11 (2022) | ||||
| 75. | Song Thrush | 0 | 354 | 385 | 409 | 268 | 478 | 28 | 197 | 586 | 0 | 2705 | 338 | 0 | 586 (2024) | ||||
| 76. | Mistle Thrush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (2019) | ||||
| 77. | Redwing | 0 | 854 | 546 | 1497 | 1199 | 1357 | 277 | 610 | 1586 | 0 | 7926 | 991 | 1 | 1586 (2024) | ||||
| 78. | Blackbird | 0 | 132 | 35 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 393 | 49 | 0 | 132 (2017) | ||||
| 79. | Fieldfare | 0 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | 23 (2017) | ||||
| 80. | Ring Ouzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2017) | ||||
| 81. | Spotted Flycatcher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 (2024) | ||||
| 82. | Robin | 0 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 (2018) | ||||
| 83. | Pied Flycatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 15 (2020) | ||||
| 84. | Yellow wagtail sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2024) | ||||
| 85. | alba wagtail sp. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2017) | ||||
| 86. | Pied Wagtail | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (2018) | ||||
| 87. | Meadow Pipit | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 (2019) | ||||
| 88. | Tree Pipit | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 (2024) | ||||
| 89. | Chaffinch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 (2020) | ||||
| 90. | Brambling | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 (2021) | ||||
| 91. | Lesser Redpoll | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 (2020) | ||||
| 92. | redpoll sp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2018) | ||||
| 93. | Goldfinch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 (2020) | ||||
| 94. | Siskin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 5 (2021) | ||||
| 95. | Ortolan Bunting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | ||||
| 96. | Reed Bunting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 (2019) | ||||
| 97. | Species unidentified | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 (2020) | ||||
| 98. | passerine sp. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 17 (2019) | ||||
| Species | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 1659 | 1218 | 2234 | 2258 | 2445 | 549 | 1041 | 3984 | 0 | 15388 | 1924 | 9 | ||||||
| Observation hours | 236:30 | 132:06 | 361:18 | 688:15 | 416:03 | 174:31 | 286:29 | 1,592:59 | 3,888:11 | 486:01 | |||||||||
