1866 ORTOLAN BUNTING (Emberiza hortulana)

dFH: about 15 records of 18 birds to 1961: 3 in April, 2 May, 1 June, 10 September and 2 in October (>> 1 May missing).
1841One shot near Brighton Station (ES) on 29 April.WB
1852One killed near Worthing (WS) on 27 April.WB
1853One obtained near Worthing (WS) in May.WB
1870One limed near Brighton (ES) on 30 September (BoMNH 208109).WB
1877[One from between Brighton and Lewes (ES) in February (BoMNH 208110) was excluded by Walpole-Bond who had 'little or no hesitation about relegating the specimen involved to the rank of an imported escape'.]WB (as escape)
1896An adult female caught at Castle Hill (ES) on 21 April (BoMNH 208111).WB dFH
A male caught in brick fields to the east of Eastbourne (ES) on 29 June (BoMNH 208112).WB dFH
1906One netted at Rottingdean (ES) on 5 September.WB
1908One captured at Brighton (ES) on 23 September.WB
1918One netted at Brighton (ES) on 21 September.WB
1919One at Brighton (ES) on 2 October.WB
1950One seen at the Crumbles (ES) on 5 October 1950.* dFH
1960One at Beachy Head (ES) on 25 September (SxBR 13:22).*
1961One at Seaford Head (ES) on 3 September.* dFH
Four (a male and 3 juveniles) together in stubble at Seaford Head (ES) on 17 September.* dFH
1965One at Sidlesham (WS) on 4 and 5 September.*
One in stubble at Beachy Head (ES) on 15 September.*
1966One at Sidlesham (WS) on 18 September.*
One at Beachy Head (ES) on 2 October.*
1967Two at Beachy Head (ES) on 17 September.*
1968One in stubble near the Beachy Head Hotel (ES) on 3 and 4 November.*
1969A female at Cornish Farm, Beachy Head (ES) on 3 May.*
One at Beachy Head (ES) on 31 August and 1 September was trapped.*
1970One at Beachy Head (ES) on 20 September.*
1971Two at Beachy Head (ES) on 25 and 26 August.*
1973Two at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 4 September and 1 on 5th.*94
One trapped at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 15 September.*74
1974One in stubble at Beachy Head (ES) on 25 August.*
One at Beachy Head (ES) on 15 September.*
1976Two between Went Hill and Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 5 and 6 September. One being trapped on 6th.*
1977One east at Belle Tout, Beachy Head (ES) on 27 August.*
One at Beachy Head (ES) on 18 September.*
1979One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 30 September.*
1981One at Selsey West Fields (WS) on 15 August.*
One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 27 August.*
1982One on the Downs near Steyning Bowl (WS) on 29 August.*
1983A male at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 6 May.*
A juvenile at Littlehampton West Beach (WS) on 24 September.*
One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) from 8 to 10 October.*
1984One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 6 and 7 September.*
A juvenile trapped at Standean Farm, Patcham (ES) on 13 September.*
1985Two at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 10 September.*
One trapped at Shoreham Sanctuary (WS) on 11 September.*
1987One south over Combe Haven (ES) on 14 August.*
1988One flew west over Combe Haven (ES) on 5 September.*
1989A male at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 27 April.*
One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 23 September.*
1990One north of Church Norton (WS) on 26 and 27 August.*
One at Shooters Bottom, Beachy Head (ES) on 8 September.*
1991One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 9 September.*94
1992One at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 23 August.*94
1993A juvenile at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 22 August.*94
One at Pagham Harbour Information Centre (WS) on 25 and 26 August.*
One behind Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on 18 September.*
1994A first-winter at Hollingbury (ES) on 14 September.*96
A juvenile at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 14 September.*
1995An immature at Rye Harbour (ES) on 16 and 17 September.*
1996A male near the Severals at Church Norton (WS) on 22 April.*
A male between Long Pit and the Ridge at Rye Harbour (ES) on 4 May.*
A juvenile trapped at Pett Level (ES) on 3 September.*
2000A very confiding female above Belle Tout Wood, Beachy Head (ES) on 5 May.*



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