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| Dartford Heath (TQ516733) | Habitat: woodland with open areas of gorse and scrub. | Species: All year: Common woodland birds. Summer: Woodcock; Nightingale, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Winter: Thrushes and Finches |
| Dartford Marsh (TQ544774) | Habitat: tidal river, with mud flats, large area of fields and rough pasture and some wooded areas. | Species: All year: Peregrine, Oystercatcher, common waders, Barn Owl, Stonechat and Corn Bunting. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found; with Yellow Wagtail, Black Redstart and Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: the occasional Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes on the river; sometimes Manx Shearwater or Leaches Petrel on the river (autumn); raptors, such as Marsh and Hen Harrier or Merlin; common waders, plus Grey Plover, Knot, Sanderling, Little Stint, Godwits, Spotted Redshank,Wood Sandpiper and Turnstone; occasional skua, Great, Pomarine or Arctic; Gulls and Terns on the river, especially Arctic and Sandwich Tern; Short-eared Owl; Turtle Dove, plus passerines, including Larks, Pipits (including Rock), Yellow Wagtails, Redstart, Wheater, and Whinchat. Winter: Divers sometimes turn up on the river, the occasional Brent Goose on the marshes, rarely other Geese, Pintail, sea duck occasionally on the river, raptors including the odd Hen and Marsh Harrier, and Merlin, waders including, Grey Plover, Jack Snipe, Gulls including Mediterrean, Long and Short-eared Owls, Rock Pipits, occasionally Twite. Rarities: have included Sociable Plover, Wryneck and Great Grey Shrike. |
| Littlebrook Lakes (TQ553756) | Habitat: disused gravel pit
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Species: All year: Peregrine. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found, Common Tern; Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: occasional Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; Garganey, Scaup; the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby; plus passerines, including Wheater, Whinchat, the occasional Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: occasional records of Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; Bittern; Scaup; and Stonechat. |
| Sevenoaks NR (TQ522570) | Habitat: disused gravel pit
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Species: All year: Greylag and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found, with occasional breeding Ringer Plover or Redshank; Common Tern; Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: occasional Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; Garganey, Scaup; the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby; plus passerines, including Wheater, Whinchat, the occasional Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: occasional records of Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; Bittern; Goosander and Smew often reaching double figures, plus the odd Red-breasted Merganser, along with Scaup and Ruddy Duck; Stonechat, Fieildfare and Redwing, and overwintering Chiff-chaff. Rarities: have included Night Heron. |
| Swanscombe Marshes (TQ605760) | Habitat: tidal river, with mud flats, large area of fields and rough pasture and some wooded areas.
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Species: All year: Oystercatcher, common waders, Stonechat. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found; with Yellow Wagtail and Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: the occasional sea duck on the river; sometimes Manx Shearwater or Leaches Petrel on the river (autumn); raptors, such as Marsh and Hen Harrier or Merlin; common waders, plus Grey Plover, Knot, Sanderling, Little Stint, Godwits, Spotted Redshank,Wood Sandpiper and Turnstone; occasional skua, Great, Pomarine or Arctic; Gulls and Terns on the river, especially Arctic and Sandwich Tern; Short-eared Owl; Turtle Dove, plus passerines, including Larks, Pipits, Yellow Wagtails, Redstart, Wheater, and Whinchat. Winter: Divers sometimes turn up on the river, the occasional Brent Goose on the marshes, rarely other Geese, Pintail, sea duck occasionally on the river, raptors including the odd Hen and Marsh Harrier, and Merlin, waders including, Grey Plover, Jack Snipe, Gulls including Mediterrean, Short-eared Owls and Rock Pipits. |
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