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dFH: recorded annually from 1947-1958 except in 1951 and 1954 but only 4 records before 1938. Records include over 100 at Pevensey levels (ES) on 1 and 3 March 1956. Earliest record was of 3 west off Langney Point (ES) on 22 October 1955. |
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Records from 1960 are as follows (obvious escapes are excluded, although the providence of some listed may be suspect). |
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| 1960-69 |
Annual totals 0, 21, 5, 174, 5, 0, 3, 8, 0 and 14 (total 230). These include 20 east off Brighton (ES) on 4 April 1961 (latest county record at time), 5 over Woodlands Farm, Worthing (WS) on 1 September 1962 (earliest), c60 at Pevensey (ES) on 27 January 1963 and 12 east at Beachy Head (ES) on 7 April 1969 (latest). |
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| 1970-79 |
Annual totals 16, 17, 18, 0, 0, 0, 23, 6, 4 and c172 (total 256). These include 7 east at Beachy Head (ES) on 30 March 1971 (latest), 72 at Pevensey Levels (ES) on 3 March 1979 and 1 in Chichester Harbour (WS) on 18 and 28 October 1979 (earliest). |
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| 1981 |
Three at Cobnor Marsh, Chichester Harbour (WS) on 31 December. |
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| 1982 |
Five at Amberley Wild Brooks (WS) from 14 to 19 January. |
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Five or six at Pett Level (ES) between 4 and 7 December. |
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| 1983 |
One at Bewl Water (ES) from 14 April to at least the end of 1990 was likely to be an escape.] |
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| 1985 |
Seven at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 19 January. |
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32 southeast over Brighton (ES) on 10 February. |
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One at Pevensey Level (ES) on 19 December. |
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| 1987 |
Seven at Pevensey Bridge Level (ES) on 11 January. |
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14 northwest over Eastbourne (ES) on 11 January. |
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One at Rye Harbour (ES) on 19 and 20 January. |
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One at Pett Level (ES) on 27 December. |
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| 1988 |
One west at Littlehampton (WS) on 25 April (a very late date). |
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15 northeast over Hooe Level (ES) on 26 November. |
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| 1991 |
One at Pulborough Brooks (WS) on 4 March. |
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40 west over Rye Harbour (ES) on 17 November. |
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| 1992 |
Four at Pett Level (ES) from 21 to 30 December. |
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| 1993 |
Two at the Ternery Pool, Rye Harbour (ES) on 2 January. |
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16 east at Glynde Gap (ES) on 4 February. |
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Three at Seaford (ES) on 4 November. |
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One at Arlington Reservoir (ES) on 14 November. |
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| 1994 |
One present at Bewl Water (ES) all year.] |
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One on Upper Adur Levels (ES) on 28 November. |
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| 1995 |
One at Sidlesham Ferry (WS) on 25 and 27 September. |
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One with Canada Geese in lower Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 25 October. |
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| 1996 |
[Two at Bewl Water (ES/K) on 21 January with three on 18 February and 10 March.] |
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42 over Hollingbury Golf Course (ES) on 11 December. |
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