1002 RICHARD'S PIPIT (Anthus novaeseelandiae)

dFH: about 33 recorded to 1961. 1 in March, 3-4 November-December, rest September and October (>> 1-4 autumn missing).
<1883[One caught at Ninfield (ES).]
1865One caught at Hangleton (ES) on 20 January (one of BoMNH 207800-6).WB
1866One obtained near Brighton (ES) on 10 November (one of BoMNH 207800-6).WB
1867One captured near Brighton (ES) on 9 October (one of BoMNH 207800-6).WB
1868One ensnared close to Brighton (ES) on 5 October (one of BoMNH 207800-6).WB
Four shot near Brighton (ES) in November (one on 9th).WB
1869One caught at Clayton Hill (ES) on 12 March (one of BoMNH 207800-6).WB
Eleven secured in the vicinity of Brighton between 1st week of September and 6 December. These included two obtained near Brighton (ES) during 1st week of October and two caught at Shoreham-by-Sea (WS) during November (one of BoMNH 207800-6).WB
1874-5Two shot at Aldrington Basin (ES) at different times during the winter of 1874/5.WB
1876One obtained near Brighton (ES) on 9 October (one of BoMNH 207800-6).
1893One shot at Shoreham-by-Sea (WS) on 18 November.WB
1901One seen at Pevensey Sluice (ES) on 7 September.WB
1905One shot at Rottingdean (ES) in October.WB
One shot at Rottingdean (ES) in November.WB
1936[Two seen at Hove (ES) on 8 September (Walpole-Bond I p211).]WB
1946One seen in the Ouse valley (ES) on 12 December.*
1947[One at Cliff End, Pett (ES) on 17 September.]*
1948[Two at the Seven Sisters (ES) on 24 March.]*
1950One at the Crumbles (ES) on 5 October (SxBR 3:7-8).* dFH
1954One at the Crumbles (ES) on 18 September (SxBR 7:21-22).* dFH
1956One seen at Hove Lagoon (ES) from 25 to 29 January (SxBR 9:25).* dFH
1964One in a stubble field at Falmer (ES) from 8 to 11 October.* ×
1967One at Sidlesham (WS) on 4 October.* ×
Four seen at Horse Eye, Pevensey Levels (ES) on 22 October, two on 23rd, three on 29th and three on 2 November.* ×
1968One at Selsey Bill (WS) on 29 September.* ×
Two seen near Belle Tout, Beachy Head (ES) on 19 October and one, possibly different, on 20th.* ×
One at Sidlesham (WS) on 21 October.* ×
One at Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) from 26 October to 3 November was trapped.* ×
1969One at Pebsham (ES) on 20 October.* ×
1970Two seen at Rye Harbour (ES) on 22 September.* ×
One at Bexhill (ES) on 9 and 16 October.*71 ×71
One at Belle Tout, Beachy Head (ES) on 15 October.* ×
1972One reported at Beachy Head (ES) on 24 September.*
1974One west of Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 26 March.*
1977One at Littlehampton Golf Course (WS) on 26 and 27 September.*83 ×83
One at the Crumbles (ES) on 5 October.*79 ×79
1978One at Cuckmere Haven (ES) on 7 and 8 November.*79/*94 ×79
1979One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 2 November.*
1980One at Combe Haven (ES) on 29 September.*86 ×86
One at Combe Haven (ES) from 16 to 19 October.*86 ×86
1981One at Combe Haven (ES) on 10 October.*87 ×88
1984One at East Head (WS) on 30 September.*
1985One at Combe Haven (ES) on 4 and 7 October.*
1988One at Combe Haven (ES) on 12 September.*
1989One at Pett Level (ES) on 8 and 9 October.*
1993One north of Church Norton (WS) on 3 November.*
1994One at old Pontins' site at Selsey Bill (WS) on 1 October.*
One at Shooters Bottom, Beachy Head (ES) at 08.45 hrs on 8 October flew off west after 5 minutes and was later seen flying west over Crowlink (ES).*95
1995One flew west, calling, over Atherington (WS) at 13.45 hrs on 29 October.*
1996One in dunes at East Head, West Wittering (WS) on 28 November had been reported in the same area on 19th.*
2000One at Combe Haven (ES) from 4 to 7 May.*



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