| dFH: about eleven records of 14 birds to 1961. 4 in May, 1 June, 2 August, 1-2 September, 3-4 October and 2 in November. | |
| 1844 | A juvenile caught with floating bait off Brighton Chain Pier (ES) in November (BoMNH 204018). | WB |
| 1862 | An adult shot in a flooded meadow near Henfield (WS) on 7 October (BoMNH 204015). | WB dFH |
| 1870 | An adult, from a small party of skuas, shot beneath the West Pier, Brighton (ES) in November (BoMNH 204558). | WB |
| 1872 | [Two seen off Brighton (ES) during morning of 17 May were assumed to be same two seen off Shoreham (WS) that evening (both by Booth).] | WB |
| 1873 | One shot at Donnington (WS) in late September or early October. | WB dFH |
| 1875 | [Two seen (by Booth) off Shoreham (WS) in May.] | WB |
| 1879 | One shot at Manhood End (WS) in mid or late October. | WB |
| One picked up exhausted near Manhood End (WS) in mid or late October. | WB |
| 1891 | [One seen at Pevensey in October (20th?).] WB, but thought to be Arctic. | *54 |
| 1910 | Two obtained in Rye Bay (ES) on 9 August. | WB |
| 1916 | One seen at the Crumbles (ES) on 28 September. | WB |
| 1942 | An oiled bird shot in the lower Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 1 June. | * dFH |
| 1963 | An adult west off Selsey Bill (WS) on 15 October (SxBR 16:22). It was seen feeding off-shore for 5 or 6 minutes before departing west. The sighting was towards the end of a memorable seawatch on which 7 Pomarine, 11 Arctic and one Great Skua were seen. | * |
| 1981 | A juvenile off Widewater (WS) on 11 September spent 15 minutes on the beach before departing west. | * |
| 1984 | An adult east past Brighton Marina (ES) on 16 May. | * |
| 1985 | An adult east past Selsey Bill (WS) on 8 May. | * |
| 1987 | A juvenile west past Cow Gap, Beachy Head (ES) on 18 October. | *(east) |
| A different juvenile west past Selsey Bill (WS) on 20 October. | * |
| 1991 | An adult east past Splash Point, Seaford (ES) on 12 May. | * |
| A juvenile off Cow Gap, Beachy Head (ES) on 5 October arrived from east and departed due south. | * |
| 1992 | An adult east past Birling Gap (ES) on 14 May later passed Dungeness, Kent. It had earlier been overlooked at Brighton Marina. | *94 |
| 1993 | An adult east past Splash Point, Seaford (ES) on 12 May. | * |
| A juvenile on roadside floodwater on the approach to Church Norton (WS) on 12 September. | * |
| 1996 | A juvenile west off Birling Gap (ES) on 25 August. | *00 |
| An adult flew west and then east off Rye Harbour (ES) on 1 September. | * |
| 1997 | An adult flew east past Splash Point, Seaford (ES) at 08.25 BST on 11 May. | * |
| 1998 | A very pale-headed juvenile in the entrance to Chichester Harbour (WS/H) on 20 September had been reported the previous day. | * |
| 1999 | An adult flew west off Bulverhythe (ES) on 8 August. | * |
| One (a 2nd/3rd year?) flew east off Selsey Bill (WS) at 08:00 BST on 24 August. | * |
| A juvenile came in off the sea at Rye Harbour (ES) on 18 September and landed on the beach. | * |
| A juvenile flew east off Shoreham Harbour (WS) and Brighton Marina (ES) between 11:00 and 11:50 BST on 24 September. | * |
| A juvenile, presumed to be different, on the beach at Seaford (ES) on 25 and 26 September. | * |
| 2000 | An adult east at Brighton Marina (ES) at 18.55 BST on 9 May. | * |
| A juvenile on the water off the West Arm of Brighton Marina (ES) before flying E on 20 December. | * |