A scarce breeder in the UK and a rare passage migrant in London.

Accepted records (10 records/54+ birds)Edit

• 1856: Fox Mead Farm, Kingsbury (Middx), one shot in September (Glegg, 1935)
• 1858: Burnt Oak Farm, Kingsbury (Middx), a small flock in April (Harting, 1866)
• 1871: Forest Gate (Essex), 14 at the end of August (Wood, 2007)
• 1950: Heathrow (Middx), 10 on August 26th, declined to one on August 30th.
• 1955: Perry Oaks SF (Middx), four on August 1st
• 1962: Wm Girling Reservoir (Essex), on September 16th
• 1977: Staines Reservoirs (Middx), on September 11th
• 1985: Staines Reservoirs (Middx), on August 29th
• 1992: Staines Reservoirs (Middx), three on April 29th (LBR)
• 1994: London Colney (Herts), 16 on May 7th (LBR)

For the purposes of the running total, the 1858 flock has been counted as three plus.