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2007OxfordshireThrupp, male, 15th May to 5th June; presumed returning individual.N. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 101: 550
2006OxfordshireThrupp, male, in song, 12th to 30th June, photo.Birding World 19 (6): 222, photo; I. Lewington, Birding World 19 (6): 236, photo; British Birds 99: plate 228; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 723
2006ShetlandGully, Fair Isle, trapped, 17th May, photo.Birding World 19 (5): 187, photo; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 723; Fair Isle Bird Observatory Report 2006: photo
2006ShetlandSwining, Vidlin, Mainland, 10th May, photo.Birding World 19 (5): 186, photo; British Birds 99: plate 163; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 723, plate 346; Shetland Bird Report 2006: photo
2005CorkCrookhaven, found injured but subsequently died, 4th November, photographed, now in D. Ballard private collection.P. Milne & D. G. McAdams, Irish Bird Report 2005
2004North-east ScotlandSea area Forties, oil installation Forties Delta, 57°43'N 00°54'E, taken into care exhausted, 3rd June; released, Loch of Strathbeg, Northeast Scotland, 9th June, photo.Birding World 17 (6): 227, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 98: 663; T. Marshall, Birding Scotland 7 (3): 105-106, plates 97-98; North-east Scotland Bird Report 2004: photo
2004HampshireDean, recently dead, 2nd April, photo, specimen now lodged with chairman, Rye Meads Ringing Group, Hertfordshire.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 98: 663
2003ShetlandPlantation, Fair Isle, trapped, 30th July, photo.Birding World 16 (7): 273, photo; British Birds 96: plate 314; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 588; D. N. Shaw, Birding Scotland 6 (3): 135-136, plate 112; Birding Scotland 7 (2): plate 53; Fair Isle Bird Observatory Report 2003: photo; Forrester & Andrews et al, 2007: photo
2003ShetlandNorthdale, Unst, 23rd to 25th May, photo.Birding World 16 (5): 185, photo; Birding World 16 (12): 517, photo; British Birds 96: plate 248; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 97: 588; Shetland Bird Report 2003: photos; Forrester & Andrews et al, 2007: photo
2002CornwallPorthgwarra, 24th to 26th March, photo.Birding World 15 (3): 95, photo; Birding World 15 (12): 516, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 96: 582
2001ShetlandCunningsburgh, Mainland, 14th May, photo.Birding World 14 (5): 178, photo; Birding World 14 (12): 504, photo; British Birds 94: plate 174; J. Nicolson, Birding Scotland 4 (3): 128, plate 86; British Birds 94: plate 174; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 95: 501, plate 299; Shetland Bird Report 2001: photo
1999CorkCape Clear Island, adult male, trapped, 17th to 19th May, photographed.Wings 14: 22, photo.; D. G. McAdams, P. Milne & E. Dempsey, Irish Birds 6: 563, plate 104
1998ClydeNear Beith, taken into care, injured, 20th May, released in good health, Kilmacolm, 12th June, photo.A. Murray, Birding World 11 (6): 220-221, photos; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 92: 584
1998WaterfordBrownstown Head, found freshly dead, 5 April, photographed.D. G. McAdams, P. Milne & O. O'Sullivan, Irish Birds 6: 397, plate 68; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 94: 481
1997ArgyllScarinish, Tiree, killed by cat, 6th April, photo.; specimen now at National Museums of Scotland (NMSZ 1997.72).M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 91: 496; Forrester & Andrews et al, 2007
1996OrkneySettiscarth, Firth, Mainland, 18th to 26th October, photo.Birding World 9 (10): 381, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 90: 488
1995CornwallMorwenstow, 9th to 11th April, photo.Eds., Birding World 8 (4): 130, photos; Birding World 8 (12): 471, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 89: 509, plate 191
1993CorkInchydoney, found injured, 27th April, died 10th May.P. Smiddy & O. O'Sullivan, Irish Birds 5: 224; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 88: 523
1990DorsetCaught aboard fishing vessel about 2.4 km off Portland Bill, taken to Portland Bill, ringed and released, 20th March, photo.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 478, plate 265
1989Isles of ScillyTresco, 3rd April.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 83: 470
1988ShetlandCollafirth, Delting, Mainland, 9th June.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 85: 532
1986OrkneySanday, 5th to 16th June.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 81: 569; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 496
1985OrkneyPapa Westray, 24th June to 11th July, trapped 1st July, found dead 12th July, photo.; remains retained by E. R. Meek.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 496; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 538
1985DevonKenn, near Exeter, female, dead on road, 20th April, now at Royal Albert Museum, Exeter.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 80: 547; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 81: 569
1982WiltshireUpton Scudamore, 6th to 7th June; same, Warminster, School of Infantry, 13th to 14th July.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 503; Palmer, 1991; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 724-725
1980Outer HebridesGreian Head, Barra, long dead, 4th June; wing and head feathers retained by J. Hardman.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 74: 478
1980HampshireDummer, near Basingstoke, male, 12th May to 14th July, photo, probable escape.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 74: 478, plate 280; Clark & Eyre, 1993; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 724
1977LincolnshireSaltfleetby, found dead, 7th April.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 71: 510
1976Isles of ScillyNear Old Town, St Mary's, 5th to 14th April.J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 427
1974FermanaghLisnarick, calling, 18th June.K. Preston, Irish Birds 1: 88; J. O'Sullivan and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 70: 427
1974CornwallSaltash, found injured, died later, 18th May, now at British Museum.J. N. Dymond and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 69: 363
1973NottinghamshireBestwood, moribund, 28th June, died later that day, mounted specimen now in private collection, photo.F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 67: 328; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 93: 540; Birds of Nottinghamshire Report 1999: plates 15 & 16; P. A. Fraser and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 724
1971KentCrundale Downs, Ashford, found badly injured, 22nd October, died in care.F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 65: 338; D. W. Taylor, Kent Bird Report 1971: 65
1970OrkneyHolm, Mainland, found dead under wires, 27th November, now at National Museums of Scotland.F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 64: 356; I. H. J. Lyster, Scottish Birds 7: 55
1969Isles of ScillySt Agnes, 29th September.F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 63: 281
1968HampshireHighclere, adult, found dead, 11th May.F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 62: 474
1968Man, Isle of Calf of Man, trapped, 29th to 30th April, photo.F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 62: 474, plate 71
1965OrkneyLeitch's Gardens, Kirkwall, Mainland, 11th June.D. D. Harber and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 59: 291; E. Balfour, Scottish Birds 3: 417-418
1955DevonSlapton, 8th May.M. Brooks-King, Devon Bird-Watching and Preservation Society Report 1955: 36; Moore, 1969
1955PembrokeshireSkokholm, trapped, 25th April.P. Davis, British Birds 48: 370-371; Betts, 1992; Lovegrove, Williams & Williams, 1994
1954NorfolkHorsey, female, exhausted, 27th August, died 28th, now at Castle Museum, Norwich.E. Hosking, British Birds 48: 90; Seago, 1977
1954ShetlandNorthdale, Fetlar, found dead, 23rd June, specimen in possession of Mrs F. Henderson, Yell.M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 95: 501
1953ShetlandJarlshof, Sumburgh, Mainland, 6th June.L. S. V. Venables, J. Peterson & W. Kay, Fair Isle Bird Observatory Bulletin 1 (11): 18; F. H. Jones, British Birds 47: 244-245; Thom, 1986
1948OrkneyBrough, Westray, male, picked up dead, 29th April.S. S. Thomson, Scottish Naturalist 60: 131; G. T. Arthur, British Birds 41: 348; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1944Dumfries & GallowayGillhead, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, caught, late April.O. J. Pullen, British Birds 38: 56; O. J. Pullen, Transactions of the Dumfries Natural History & Antiquarian Society 24: 96-97; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; Thom, 1986
1928ShetlandCunningsburgh, Mainland, female, 4th April.Venables & Venables, 1955
1926ShetlandFoula, female, found dead, 10th May, now at National Museums of Scotland (NMSZ 1926.65).W. H. Greenaway, Scottish Naturalist 46: 68; Eds., British Birds 20: 206; E. V. Baxter & L. J. Rintoul, Scottish Naturalist 47: 136; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; E. E. Jackson, Scottish Birds 4: 43; Forrester & Andrews et al, 2007
1922NorfolkBlakeney Point, seen, 6th October.B. B. Riviere, British Birds 17: 257; Seago, 1977; Stoddart & Joyner, 2005
1917CornwallBude, 4th May.Field 19th May 1917: 725; not in Penhallurick, 1978
1912NorfolkHeacham, shot, 15th June.J. H. Gurney, jun., Zoologist 1913: 173; Eds., British Birds 7: 122; Seago, 1977
1911DonegalBallyliffin, obtained, 24th July.D. C. Campbell, Irish Naturalist 20: 186; Eds., British Birds 5: 202; Hutchinson, 1989
1908FifeLundin Estate, Montrave, near Largo, female, shot, 16th May.W. Evans, Annals of Scottish Natural History 1908: 182-183; J. Paterson, Annals of Scottish Natural History 1909: 207; Eds., British Birds 2: 140; Rintoul & Baxter, 1935; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; Smout, 1986
1907CumbriaBroomrigg, near Armathwaite, shot, 6th November.P. W. Parkin, Field 13th June 1908: 982; Eds., British Birds 2: 100; L. E. Hope, Transactions of the Carlisle Natural History Society 1923 (3): 30; Stokoe, 1964
1907CorkFastnet Lighthouse, male, caught, 6th May.W. E. J. Williams, Zoologist 1907: 354; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316; Hutchinson, 1989
1907CornwallNear Ludgvan, male, shot, 2nd May.J. Clark, Zoologist 1907: 284;. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316
Pre 1907Yorkshire, EastMarton, near Bridlington, pair, obtained, no date.Nelson, 1907
1905ShetlandMuckle Flugga, Unst, caught, 20th August.T. Edmondston Saxby, Zoologist 1906: 35-36; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1902NorfolkSidestrand, seen, 6th April.S. J. G. Hoare, Field 12th Apr., 1902: 561; J. H. Gurney, jun., Zoologist 1903: 127; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316; Seago, 1977
1900At seaSea area Forties, on a trawler 25 miles off Aberdeenshire, male, caught exhausted, October.E. R. Paton, British Birds 2: 204; Annals of Scottish Natural History 1909: 57
1900ShetlandVaila, found dead, April.W. E. Clarke, Annals of Scottish Natural History 1901: 116; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316; R. S. Bruce, Scottish Naturalist 53: 149; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1900ShetlandFoula, caught, late April.W. E. Clarke, Annals of Scottish Natural History 1900: 184; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316; Scottish Naturalist 53: 149; E. E. Jackson, Scottish Birds 4: 43; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1899GalwayGlendalough House, Connemara, caught, 20th May.Ruttledge, 1966
1898KentBroadstairs, caught alive, March.R. Bowdler Sharpe, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12: 39; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316; Ticehurst, 1909; Harrison, 1953
1895LincolnshireDunston, near Lincoln, obtained, no date, now at Lincoln Museum.Lorand & Atkin, 1989
1892NorfolkHolt, female, killed, 18th November.J. H. Gurney, jun., Zoologist 1894: 84; Seago, 1977
1892OrkneyNorth Ronaldsay Lighthouse, caught but later died, 2nd June.Annals of Scottish Natural History 1893: 71, 158; Scottish Naturalist 60: 131; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1891North-east ScotlandNear Kintore, Aberdeenshire, female, found dead, 2nd September.G. Sim, Scottish Naturalist 11: 192; Sim, 1903; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1891NorfolkMartham Broad, male, killed, 1st June.J. H. Gurney, jun., Zoologist 1892: 59; A. H. Patterson, Zoologist 1900: 409; Patterson, 1905; Seago, 1977
1891NorfolkNear Walsingham Abbey, male, 21st May.H. W. Fielden, Zoologist 1891: 315; J. H. Gurney, jun., Zoologist 1892: 59; Seago, 1977
1889WexfordFoulkes Mill, two, seen, one obtained, 31st May, now at National Museum, Dublin.E. Williams, Zoologist 1889: 313; G. Barrett-Hamilton, Zoologist 1890: 103-105; Ruttledge, 1966
1888EssexLittlebury, shot, 11th June.W. C. Emson, Field 23rd June 1888: 901; Proceedings of the Essex Field Club 1888: 111; G. E. Lodge, Zoologist 1889: 30; Christy, 1890; Hudson & Pyman, 1968; Cox, 1984
Pre 1887WiltshireKingston Deverell, shot, no date.Smith, 1887; Peirson, 1959; Buxton, 1981; Wiltshire Ornithological Society, 2007
Pre 1886Norfolk/SuffolkBurgh Castle, taken, no date.Ticehurst, 1932; Piotrowski, 2003
Pre 1886Norfolk/SuffolkFritton, taken, no date.Ticehurst, 1932; Piotrowski, 2003
1884HampshireNear Holmsley, killed, 29th October.Kelsall & Munn, 1905; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316
1884HampshireStokes Bay, female, picked up dead, 10th June.W. Jeffery, Field 5th July 1884: 6; Land And Water, 1884; Kelsall & Munn, 1905; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316
1883AntrimBelfast, caught alive, 17th November.Ruttledge, 1966
1875CumbriaRenwick, shot, 15th May, now at Mansfield Museum.T. J. Dryden, Field 22nd May 1875: 515; J. Whitaker, Field 20th Dec., 1879: 848; O. V. Aplin, Zoologist 1884: 50; O. V. Aplin, Naturalist 13: 200; Macpherson, 1892; Stokoe, 1964
1873WiltshireWilton Park, shot, spring.Smith, 1887; Buxton, 1981; Wiltshire Ornithological Society, 2007
1871CornwallTrevethoe, near Hayle, caught, about 2nd January.E. H. Rodd, Zoologist 1871: 2482; Yarrell, 1871-85; Harting, 1880; Penhallurick, 1978
1868Cheshire & WirralCarden Park, near Tilston, shot, June.Gould, 1862-73; Yarrell, 1871-85; Coward & Oldham, 1900; Coward, 1910; Hedley Bell, 1962
1868PembrokeshireNear Pembroke, caught, spring.T. Dix, Zoologist 1869: 1671; Mathew, 1894; Lockley, 1949; Lovegrove, Williams & Williams, 1994
1866HampshireWilverley Lodge, obtained, July.Kelsall & Munn, 1905; H. F. Witherby & N. F. Ticehurst, British Birds 1: 316
1865SuffolkHaughley, near Stowmarket, male, shot, no date.Journal of the Suffolk Institute 1866: 23; Babington, 1884-86; Ticehurst, 1932; Piotrowski, 2003
1864Perth & KinrossScone, Perthshire, pair, shot, May, now at Perth Museum and Art Gallery (PERGM 1977.630-1).H. M. Drummond Hay, Proceedings of the East of Scotland Union of Naturalists' Societies 1886: 35; H. M. Drummond Hay, Scottish Naturalist 8: 365; W. E. Clarke, Annals of Scottish Natural History 1900: 184; Harvie-Brown, 1906; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; Forrester & Andrews et al, 2007
1861NorfolkCromer lighthouse, picked up dead, 27th November, now at Castle Museum, Norwich.H. Stevenson, Zoologist 1862: 7844; H. Stevenson, Ibis 4: 89-90; Stevenson, 1866; J. H. Gurney, jun., & T. Southwell, Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society 4: 267; Patterson, 1905; Seago, 1977
1854HighlandMorvich, Sutherland, shot, late May.J. A. Smith, Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh 1: 4; Gray, 1871; Yarrell, 1871-85; Harvie-Brown & Buckley, 1887; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953
1853Antrim/DownHillsborough, shot, March, now at National Museum, Dublin.Ruttledge, 1966
1852WexfordNo locality, obtained, June.Ruttledge, 1966
1847WexfordNear Kilmore Quay, killed, 19th April.J. Poole, Zoologist 1848: 2019; Newman, 1866; Yarrell, 1871-85; Ruttledge, 1966
1847Isles of ScillyTresco, male, caught exhausted, killed, just before 12th April.E. H. Rodd, Zoologist 1847: 1773; Gould, 1862-73; Newman, 1866; E. H. Rodd, Zoologist 1870: 2200; E. H. Rodd, Zoologist 1871: 2482; Yarrell, 1871-85; Harting, 1872, 1880; J. Clark & F. R. Rodd, Zoologist 1906: 298; Penhallurick, 1978; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007
Pre 1837MeathLoughcrew, obtained, July.W. Thompson, Proceedings of the Zoological Society 1837: 54; Thompson, 1849-51; Yarrell, 1871-85; Ruttledge, 1966
C. 1835WiltshireNo locality, obtained, no date.Smith, 1887; Buxton, 1981; Wiltshire Ornithological Society, 2007
Pre 1833Greater LondonNear London, Middlesex, obtained, no date.Yarrell, 1871-85; Glegg, 1935
1832Yorkshire, EastBoynton, shot, July.Allis, 1844; Yarrell, 1845; Clarke & Roebuck, 1881; Nelson, 1907; Mather, 1986
C. 1821EssexAudley End, two, obtained, no date.J. Clarke, Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History 3: 100; Yarrell, 1845; Harting, 1872; Yarrell, 1871-85; Christy, 1890; Glegg, 1929; Hudson & Pyman, 1968; Cox, 1984
96 records

1995At seaSea area Plymouth/Sole, about 100 mls SW of The Lizard, April, photo.Birding World 8 (5): 167, photo
1 record

1985Dumfries & GallowayNew Galloway, 26th May to early June.A. D. Watson, Dumfries & Galloway Region Bird Report 1985: 10
1968DorsetConey's Castle, near Lyme Regis, 14th April.F. R. Clafton, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 90: 83F. R. Clafton, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 93: 93
1956CumbriaNear Kendal, 18th December.Stokoe, 1962; Hutcheson, 1986D. I. M. Wallace, C. Bradshaw & M. J. Rogers, British Birds 99: 463
1953CornwallKilkhampton Wood, between Bude and Kilkhampton, 14th October.B. H. Ryves, H. M. Quick & A. G. Parsons, Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society Report 1953: 15; I. C. T. Nisbet, British Birds 49: 408; Penhallurick, 1978D. I. M. Wallace, C. Bradshaw & M. J. Rogers, British Birds 99: 463
1952CornwallTregonning Hill, Ashton, near Helston, 16th September.B. H. Ryves, H. M. Quick & A. G. Parsons, Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society Report 1952; Eds., British Birds 47: 94; Penhallurick, 1978D. I. M. Wallace, C. Bradshaw & M. J. Rogers, British Birds 99: 463
1952BreconshireLlanhamlach, summer or autumn.Massey, 1976Massey, 1976
1951DorsetNear Charmouth, late August to early September.K. B. Rooke, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 73: 190K. B. Rooke, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 73: 190
1950HampshireTotton, no date.Clark & Eyre, 1993
1943HertfordshireKnebworth, seen, spring.Journal of the Letchworth Naturalists' Society 1943: 23Jenkins, 1958; Sage, 1959
Pre 1939StaffordshireNo locality, obtained, no date.Smith, 1939KAN
1918Sussex, EastBeckley, male and female, shot, 16th April.Hastings and East Sussex Naturalist 3: 2; Walpole-Bond, 1938E. M. Nicholson & I. J. Ferguson-Lees, British Birds 55: 299-384 HR
1904KentChelsfield, shot, no date.Davis, 1907; Ticehurst, 1909Harrison, 1953; London Natural History Society, 1964
C. 1890HertfordshireOffley Park, near Hitchin, shot, no date, now at Hitchin Museum.Jenkins, 1958; James & Sawford, 1983Sage, 1959
1889EssexChesterford Park, heard only, March.Christy, 1890KAN
1887EssexNear Heydon Bury, bred, no date.Christy, 1890KAN
1886EssexNear Heydon Bury, seen, no date.Christy, 1890KAN
1879EssexSouthend, shot, 25th September.G. H. Baxter, Field 25th Oct., 1879: 574
Pre 1873DorsetBuckland Ripers, shot, no date.Mansel-Pleydell, 1873, 1888; F. L. Blathwayt, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 55: 183; Boys, 1973F. L. Blathwayt, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society 61: 148
1873SuffolkRougham, shot, no date.Babington, 1884-86; Ticehurst, 1932; Piotrowski, 2003KAN
1865Yorkshire, NorthEgton Bridge, near Whitby, caught, no date.Clarke & Roebuck, 1881; Nelson, 1907; Mather, 1986Mather, 1986
C. 1862HerefordshireFawley, two, no date.Bull, 1888Bull, 1888
C. 1860WorcestershireNo locality, no date.Harthan, 1946Harthan, 1946
1858 or 1859OxfordshireKingston Lisle, picked up dead, no date.Clark Kennedy, 1868; Gould, 1862-73; Yarrell, 1871-85; Harting, 1872; Radford, 1966Brucker, Gosler & Heryet, 1992
1854EssexPaglesham, seen, no date.Christy, 1890KAN
1853ArgyllIslay, shot, February.Harvie-Brown & Buckley, 1892Harvie-Brown & Buckley, 1892
Pre 1850Lancashire & North MerseysideBoggart Clough, trapped, no date.Mitchell, 1892Oakes, 1953
1846Leicestershire & RutlandNear Duddington, Rutland, killed, no date.Lilford, Lord, 1895; Haines, 1907; Witherby et al, 1938-1946Fray et al., 2009
C. 1846NorthamptonshireDuddington, obtained, no date.Lilford, 1895KAN
Pre 1845KentMaidstone, shot, no date, now at Dover Museum.Ticehurst, 1909
Pre 1845NorfolkNear Norwich, killed, no date.Lubbock, 1845; H. Stevenson, Zoologist 1867: 749Stevenson, 1866; J. H. Gurney, jun., & T. Southwell, Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society Transactions 4: 267
Pre 1844Yorkshire, NorthRipley, near Harrogate, two pairs, shot, no date.Allis, 1844; Nelson, 1907KAN
Pre 1844Yorkshire, NorthWomersley, no date.Allis, 1844; Morris, 1851-57; Nelson, 1907KAN
C. 1839Yorkshire, EastNear Driffield, shot, no date.Allis, 1844; Yarrell, 1845; Morris, 1868; Clarke & Roebuck, 1881; Nelson, 1907; Mather, 1986Mather, 1986
1838Sussex, WestShillinglee, near Plaistow, shot, no date.Knox, 1849; Borrer, 1891Knox, 1849
Pre 1838Yorkshire, NorthNo locality, shot, no date.Yarrell, 1838-41Mather, 1986
Pre 1838Yorkshire, NorthNo locality, shot, no date.Yarrell, 1838-41KAN
Pre 1834WorcestershireFladbury, caught, no date.Hastings, 1834; Yarrell, 1845; Harting, 1872Harthan, 1946
1833BuckinghamshireNear Brill, shot, spring.A. & H. Matthews, Zoologist 1849: 2596; Yarrell, 1871-85; Fraser & Youngman, 1976Lack & Ferguson, 1993
Pre 1829NorfolkBrundall, obtained, no date.Hunt, 1829; Lubbock, 1845; Stevenson, 1866J. H. Gurney, jun., & T. Southwell, Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society Transactions 4: 267
1828NorfolkBradestone, obtained, no date.Hunt, 1829; Stevenson, 1866J. H. Gurney, jun., & T. Southwell, Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society Transactions 4: 267
1824NorfolkStrumpshaw, shot, 17th June.Lombe MS.; Stevenson, 1866; Anon, Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society 3: 255J. H. Gurney, jun., & T. Southwell, Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society Transactions 4: 267; H. W. Fielden, Zoologist 1891: 315
1805Yorkshire, WestWetherby, shot, spring.Montagu, 1813; Yarrell, 1845; Newman, 1866; Clarke & Roebuck, 1881; Nelson, 1907Mather, 1986
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