| 1864 | One caught near the old naphtha works at Brighton (ES), close to where Roedean School now stands, on 2 November was the first British record (BoMNH 207569). | WB dFH |
| 1906 | One netted at the Crumbles (ES) in autumn was kept in an aviary for some years and exhibited at the Crystal Palace. | WB dFH |
| 1946 | [One at Pett Level (ES) on 29 September.] | British Birds 40:83 |
| 1964 | One at Langney Point (ES) on 15 October (SxBR 17:30). | * × |
| 1987 | One trapped at Charleston Reedbed (ES) on 4 October. | * × |
| 1992 | One trapped at Pett Level (ES) on 8 November. | Not accepted by BBRC |
| 1994 | One in fields to the southwest of Ifield Church (WS) from 11 January to at least 24 March. | * |
| 1995 | A first year trapped at Pett Level (ES) on 3 November. | * |
| 1996 | One, probably a first year male, in fields at Sidlesham Village (WS) from 23 March to 5 April. | * |