| dFH: recorded on average in one year in three or four up to 1937, but annual from 1945 to 1961 except 1947 and 1956. Large numbers recorded in 19th Century e.g. 250 in 1866 after heavy gales. All records from 17 August to February.Most in September and October, but 3 January, 2 February, 2 August (earliest 17th, 1844) and 8 December. | |
| 1948-59 | Annual totals 6, 3, 16, 5, 3, 1, 5, 5, 0, 10, 2 and 13 (total 69). Records include one at Midrips on 26 August 1948, five west at Langney Point (ES) on 27 October 1948 and one at Darwell (ES) on 18 and 19 September 1957. | |
| 1960-69 | Annual totals 60, 8, 0, 3, 2, 2, 0, 3, 2 and 2 (total 72). 8 September, 40 October, 22 November and 2 December, including one at Weir Wood Reservoir (E/WS) on 18 September 1960, ten off Selsey Bill (WS) on 8 October 1960 andone at Glynde Levels (ES) on 3 November 1967. | |
| 1970-79 | Annual totals 4, 1, 16, 1, 5, 0, 1, 0, 1 and 2 (total 31). 1 January, 1 February, one at Rye (ES) on 23rd and Camber (ES) on 25 April 1973, 4 September, 3 October., 17 November and 4 December. | |
| 1980 | One at Selsey Bill (WS) from 31 December 1979 to 6 January. | * |
| One in Chichester Harbour (WS) on 9 January. | * |
| One at Selsey Bill (WS) on 27 October. | * |
| One at Selsey Bill (WS) from 22 to 30 November. | * |
| One at Newhaven Tidemills (ES) on 23 and 24 November. | * |
| 1981 | Singles at Shoreham Harbour (WS) on 22 and 30 September and 10 and 17 October, may not all be different. | * |
| One at Selsey Bill (WS) on 24 September, two on 27 September, one on 4 October and three on 10 and 11 October, may involve some duplication. | * |
| One at Rye Harbour (ES) from 26 September to 11 October with two from 4 to 8 October. | * |
| One at Langney Point (ES) from 27 to 29 September with two on 3 October, one on 4th and one on 9 and 10 October. | * |
| One at Cuckmere Haven (ES) on 27 September and three on 10 October with two on 11th. | * |
| Singles at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 27 September and 5 and 10 October. | * |
| One at Pett Pools (ES) on 29 September with another from 4 to 7 October. | * |
| One at Bracklesham Bay (WS) on 4 October. | * |
| One in Chichester Channel (WS) on 5 October. | * |
| Two off Worthing (WS) on 10 October. | * |
| One east off Widewater (WS) on 15 November. | *82 |
| 1982 | One at Pett Pools (ES) from 7 to 10 January. | *83 |
| Two east off Widewater (WS) on 24 September. | * |
| One at Arlington Reservoir (ES) on 27 September. | *83 |
| One at Brighton Marina (ES) on 27 September. | * |
| One at Brooklands (WS) from 28 September to 1 October. | * |
| One at Cuckmere Haven (ES) on 30 September. | * |
| One at Brooklands (WS) on 17 October. | * |
| One at Goring (WS) on 11 December. | * |
| 1983 | One at Nutbourne Marshes (WS) on 7 January. | * |
| One on Cuckmere oxbows (ES) from 17 to 21 September with two from 22 to 24 September and one on 25th. | * |
| One at Sidlesham Ferry (WS) on 15 October with two from 16 to 28 October. | * |
| One at Brighton Marina (ES) on 18 October. | * |
| 1984 | One at Splash Point, Seaford (ES) on 12 September. | * |
| One at Selsey Bill (WS) on 14 September. | * |
| One at Langney Point (ES) from 22 to 26 September. | * |
| One at Sidlesham Ferry (WS) from 4 to 12 October when died. | * |
| One at Cuckmere Haven Lagoon (ES) on 4 October. | * |
| One east off Worthing (WS) on 10 October. | * |
| One at Littlehampton (WS) on 10 October. | * |
| Two at Brighton Marina (ES) on 22 October and one on 25th. | * |
| One at Pett Pools (ES) from 24 to 27 October. | * |
| One at Rye Harbour (ES) from 20 to 25 October and another from 25 to 27th. | * |
| 1985 | A juvenile at Selsey Bill (WS) from 5 to 7 September. | * |
| One at Barcombe Reservoir (ES) on 23 and 24 November. | * |
| 1986 | One in Brighton Marina (ES) on 29 January. | * |
| 1987 | One at Bewl Water (ES) on 17 October. | * |
| One at Brighton Marina (ES) from 17 to 19 October. | * |
| One west off Ferring (WS) on 17 October. | * |
| One at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 17 October. | * |
| Three at Langney Point (ES) on 18 October. | * |
| One at Newhaven (WS) on 18 October. | * |
| Two at Widewater (WS) on 18 October. | * |
| Five at Church Norton (WS) on 18 October with two on 19th. | * |
| One at Littlehampton West Beach (WS) on 19 October. | * |
| 1988 | Two at Littlehampton (WS) on 1 September. | * |
| One at Pilsey (WS) on 1 September with two from 2 to 6 September. | * |
| One at Thorney Deeps (WS) on 3 September (a different individual). | * |
| One at Rye Harbour (ES) on 7 and 10 October. | * |
| One at Langney Point (ES) on 9 October. | * |
| One at Thorney Island (WS) on 14 October. | * |
| 1989 | One at Church Norton (WS) on 12 November. | * |
| One at Church Norton (WS) on 26 and 27 December. | * |
| One at Shoreham Harbour (WS) from 26 to 30 December. | * |
| 1990 | One at the Crumbles Gravel Pits (ES) on 27 September. | * |
| One at Shoreham-by-Sea (WS) on 3 November. | * |
| 1992 | One at Poole Place, Elmer (WS) on 26 and 27 October. | * |
| 1993 | One on sea off Church Norton (WS) on 2 October. | * |
| 1994 | One at South Heighton (ES) from 11 to 13 September. | *97 |
| One at Selsey Bill (WS) on 12 September. | * |
| One at Brighton Marina (ES) on 12 September. | * |
| 1995 | One at Selsey Bill (WS) on 1 January. | * |
| One at Shoreham Harbour (WS) from 17 to 21 January. | * |
| One at Pett Pools (ES) from 22 January to 1 February. | *96 |
| One on Sidlesham Ferry (WS) briefly on 7 September. | * |
| 1996 | A juvenile at Brooklands, Lancing (WS) from 7 to 9 October. | * |
| A first-year at Selsey Bill (WS) on 27 October. | * |
| A first-year at Camber Pit (ES) on 30 October. | * |
| A first-year at Littlehampton (WS) from 30 October to 1 November. | * |
| One at Brighton Marina (ES) from 7 to 14 November. | * |
| One, a different individual, at Brighton Marina (ES) on 19 and 20 November. | * |
| One east off Selsey Bill (WS) on 19 November. | * |
| 1997 | A first-winter at East Head, West Wittering (WS) from 2 to 9 September. | * |
| 1998 | One on the sea off the end of the Palace Pier, Brighton (ES) on 5 January. | * |
| One was seen briefly on Shoreham Airfield (WS), before being re-found on a small pool in fields at nearby New Salts Farm on 7 January. | * |
| One, possibly the same, on the sea to the west of Shoreham Harbour on 10 January. | * |
| One offshore at Worthing (WS) on 10 January. | * |
| One at Portfield Gravel Pit, Chichester (WS) from 10 to 25 January. | * |
| 1999 | [An unidentified phalarope, thought to be this species, was present on a pool at Parrock Place, Coleman's Hatch (ES) on 23 September.] | * |
| A rather weak looking juv on Adur saltings (WS) by the Norfolk Bridge on 2 October sadly flew low across the A259 once too often and, almost unbelievably, was found in the radiator grill of the Bird Report Editor's car after he had unsuccessfully driven over to see it. | * |
| 2000 | A juvenile at Newhaven East Pier (ES) on 21 to 22 September. | * |
| Two first-winters at Brighton Marina (ES) on 1 December, one off the base of the eastern arm and the other off the base of the western arm. | * |
| A first-winter at Worthing Beach (WS) on 13 December. | * |
| An adult at Widewater, Lancing (WS) on 16-17 December (photo in SxBR 53:48). | * |