| dFH: formerly an almost a regular winter visitor but only two records since 1938 (when two were seen). | |
| Records from 1948 are:. | |
| 1956 | One at Beachy Head (ES) on 3 and 4 November arrived from west being mobbed by Lapland Buntings. | * dFH |
| 1957 | One in Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 10 November and on Downs north of Charleston from 10 to 16 November. | * dFH |
| 1962 | One over the Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 22 October. | * |
| 1966 | One on Downs behind Worthing (WS) on 28 October was picked up dead on 13 November. | * |
| Three at Beachy Head (ES) on 29 October with singles on 20 November and 5 February 1967. | * |
| One southwest off Goring (WS) on 30 October. | * |
| Two at the Midrips and Wicks (ES) from 2 November to 30 March 1967 with three on 29 January. | * |
| Two between Falmer and Woodingdean (ES) on 7 November. | * |
| One on Downs behind Worthing (WS) from 14 November to 4 December. | * |
| 1967 | Two on the Downs behind Worthing (WS) to 9 March. | * |
| One at Graffham (WS) on 18 February. | * |
| Two at Lullington Heath (ES) on 9 March and at Jevington on 18 March. | * |
| One at Halnaker (WS) on 28 March. | * |
| 1968 | One at the Midrips (ES) from 1 January to 3 February. | * |
| One, possibly the same, at the Midrips (ES) from 7 November to 14 December. | * |
| 1969 | One at Chanctonbury Ring (WS) on 28 December. | * |
| 1970 | One in the Udimore and Rye (ES) area from 11 September to 1 April 1971. | * |
| 1972 | One at Chanctonbury (WS) on 27 November . | *73 |
| 1973 | One on the Downs on 12 October. | * |
| Four at Beachy Head (ES) on 14 October. | * |
| Recorded at a number of localities on the Downs from mid-October to the end of the year including three at one locality on 21 October and two at No Mans Land (WS). | */Birds of Shoreham |
| 1974 | One at Camber (ES) on 26 January. | * |
| Three on Downs between Adur and Arun (WS) in January and February and one in March. | * |
| One at Lullington (ES) on 19 and 23 March. | * |
| One at Rye Harbour (ES) on 9 October. | * |
| 15 at Beachy Head (ES) on 22 October arrived from sea. | * |
| 15 between Beachy Head (ES) and Chichester Harbour (WS) during 23 to 31 October. | |
| Three in Rye (ES) area in late October. | * |
| Five at Beachy Head (ES) on 4 November arrived from sea. | * |
| Recorded at a number of localities on the Downs from early November to the end of the year including four at No Mans Land, one over Mill Hill on 4 November and one over Highdown (all WS) on 23 November. */Birds of Shoreham. | |
| 1975 | Twelve recorded on Downs from January to late March, 3 from Beachy Head to Cuckmere (ES) with three together at Windover Hill on 1 February, 5 Cuckmere to Ouse (ES), 2 Ouse to Ovingdean (ES) and 2 Adur to Arun (WS). | * |
| One at Cocking Down (WS) on 16 January. | * |
| One between Rye and Appledore (ES) on 28 March. | * |
| Two near Duncton (WS) on 8 April. | * |
| Two near Alfriston (ES) on 16 April and one on 26th. | * |
| One at Beachy Head (ES) on 12 October. | * |
| Four recorded on Downs from mid October to 29 March 1976, one between Beachy Head and Cuckmere (ES), 2 Cuckmere to Ouse (ES) and one Adur to Arun (WS). | * |
| 1976 | Four at Glynde Levels (ES) on 15 February. | * |
| One at No Mans Land (WS) on 31 October. | * |
| One, probably the same, near Steyning (WS) during first half of December. | * |
| 1977 | One east over Pound Hill (WS) on 1 February. | * |
| One between Cissbury and Chanctonbury (WS) on 19 November. | * |
| 1979 | One at Rye Harbour (ES) on 6 and 7 January. | * |
| One at Lullington Heath (ES) on 5 February. | * |
| 1982 | One north up Arun Valley (WS) on 14 February. | * |
| 1985 | One at/over Birling Gap (ES) on 19 October. | * |
| One near Balsdean (ES) on 26 October. | * |
| An immature at South Heighton (ES) on 14 December. | * |
| One at South Stoke (WS) on 14 December. | * |
| 1987 | One over Horsham (WS) on 28 November. | * |
| 1996 | One at West Dean Woods (WS) from 11 to at least 28 February. | * |
| 1997 | One at Gatwick Manor, Hammerwood, near East Grinstead (WS) on 18 December. | * |