0290 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD (Buteo lagopus)

dFH: formerly an almost a regular winter visitor but only two records since 1938 (when two were seen).
Records from 1948 are:.
1956One at Beachy Head (ES) on 3 and 4 November arrived from west being mobbed by Lapland Buntings.* dFH
1957One in Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 10 November and on Downs north of Charleston from 10 to 16 November.* dFH
1962One over the Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 22 October.*
1966One 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.*
1967Two 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.*
1968One at the Midrips (ES) from 1 January to 3 February.*
One, possibly the same, at the Midrips (ES) from 7 November to 14 December.*
1969One at Chanctonbury Ring (WS) on 28 December.*
1970One in the Udimore and Rye (ES) area from 11 September to 1 April 1971.*
1972One at Chanctonbury (WS) on 27 November .*73
1973One 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
1974One 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.
1975Twelve 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).*
1976Four 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.*
1977One east over Pound Hill (WS) on 1 February.*
One between Cissbury and Chanctonbury (WS) on 19 November.*
1979One at Rye Harbour (ES) on 6 and 7 January.*
One at Lullington Heath (ES) on 5 February.*
1982One north up Arun Valley (WS) on 14 February.*
1985One 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.*
1987One over Horsham (WS) on 28 November.*
1996One at West Dean Woods (WS) from 11 to at least 28 February.*
1997One at Gatwick Manor, Hammerwood, near East Grinstead (WS) on 18 December.*



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