A scarce visitor to the UK with occasional influxes which has led to successful breeding. Formerly much rarer, it was removed as a BBRC description species as from 1.1.83.
Accepted records (8)[]
- 1971: Kempton Park (Middx), one from February 6th-28th (LBR 56, Hardwick & Self)
- 1986: Abbots Langley (Herts), one from December 29th to January 11th 1987 (LBR 56, Hardwick & Self)
- 1992 Lullingstone Park, one on June 21st
- 1994 Hainault Forest, one on Sept 2nd
- 1995 Beddington SF, one on July 13th
- 1995 Perry Oaks SF, one on Oct 8th
- 1996 Walton Heath, one on July 26th
- 1997 Gillespie Park, one on Sept 26th
- 2010 Tottenham Marsh, a 1st-summer male from June 13th to at least 15th (acceptance still pending)