Golden Oriole |
| dFH: about 90 recorded during 1807-1937 but
only 2 then to 1961, earliest Battle 12 April 1854, two-thirds during first
3 weeks of May, several in June, one in July and 3 in August (two undated
in 1933 and 5th, 1928). Records from 1948 are: 1956: A male at Wadhurst (ES) on 20 May 1960: A male near Lancing (WS) on 28 May 1962: A male in a park in central Sussex on 22 June 1963: A male at West Harting (WS) on 7 July 1965: A pair in northwest of the county probably attempted to breed A male at West Stoke (WS) on 29 May A male at Earnley (WS) on 29 and 30 June 1966: At least one male in northwest of county A male in east of county on 21 May and a female on 29 May 1967: One heard in central Sussex on 9 June 1968: One at Beachy Head (ES) on 21 May 1969: One at Beachy Head (ES) on 19 May One at Church Norton (WS) on 14 June 1970: One at Burgess Hill (WS) on 11 May One at Beachy Head (ES) on 17 May Two over Pett (ES) on 7 July 1971: A male at Beachy Head (ES) on 17 May 1973: One at Beachy Head (ES) on 8 May One at Lewes (ES) on 18 May One at Steyning (WS) on 27 May One at Ifold on 8 June 1975: One northwest over Beachy Head (ES) on 16 May 1976: One at Chanctonbury (WS) on 9 May A male at Balsdean (ES) on 21 June 1977: One at Beachy Head (ES) on 19 May One at Balsdean (ES) on 29 May One at Rye Harbour (ES) on 16 July 1978: A male at Beachy Head (ES) on 7 May A male at Beachy Head (ES) on 21 May A male at South Chidham (WS) on 19 May A male at an inland locality on 15 June 1979: A male heard at Fore Wood (ES) on 19 June 1981: One heard in east of county on 30 and 31 May 1983: One heard at Balsdean (ES) on 20 May One heard at St. Leonards (ES) on 5 June One heard at Beachy Head (ES) on 27 June 1984: A male at Beachy Head (ES) on 30 April A male at Rye Harbour (ES) from 1 to 8 May A sub-adult male at Beachy Head (ES) on 5 May A female at Belle Tout, Beachy Head (ES) from 16 to 18 May A male at Jury's Gap (ES) on 29 and 30 May A female in the Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 31 May Present at four different inland localities as follows Three males and a female during 15 to 21 May (at two sites?) An immature male on 9 June An adult male on 17 June 1985: A male near Hastings (ES) on 10 May A male inland in west of county on 28 June 1986: A male at Beachy Head (ES) on 12 May 1987: A female at Pett Level (ES) on 27 April. A male at Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) on 2 May A male at Herstmonceux (ES) on 29 May A male at St. Leonards (ES) on 18 June 1988: A male heard at Cissbury (WS) on 6 June. 1989: A male at Fairlight (ES) on 6 May A male at Pett Level (ES) on 26 May 1990 A male at Beachy Head (ES) on 12 May One heard at Slaugham Park (WS) on 31 May One heard at Beachy Head (ES) on 9 June A female at Fishbourne (WS) on 6 July A male at Pett Level (ES) on 18 July 1991: A juvenile at Church Norton (WS) on 10 September 1992: A male at Selsey Bill (WS) on 26 May An immature male at Pett (ES) on 4 June A male at Church Norton (WS) on 10 June An immature at Thorney Island (WS) on 11 June 1993: One at Hollingbury Camp (ES) on 10 May A first-year male at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 24 May One over Pulborough Brooks (WS) on 27 May Two at Beachy Head (ES) during 28 to 29 May One at Pett Level (ES) on 19 June 1994: A female at Whitbread Hollow (ES) on 22 May A male at Whitbread Hollow (ES) on 27 May Two males at Whitbread Hollow (ES) on 31 May A first-year male at Pagham Harbour (WS) on 14 June 1995: A male at Pulborough Brooks (WS) on 21 June 1996: A female flew north over Mill Hill, Shoreham-by-Sea (WS) on 25 May 1997: A female flew in off the sea at Selsey Bill (WS) on 2 May A female seen briefly along the west side of Pagham Harbour (WS) on 9 May A first-summer male at Nap Wood (ES) on 25 May A female briefly at Church Norton (WS) on 27 May 1998: A female at Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) on 23 May A sub-adult male singing in Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) early on 25 May 2000: A male at Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) on 13 May flew off high inland Another male flew west over Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) on 14 May A female above Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) on 15 May One heard singing at Balsdean (ES) on 18 May One heard singing at Whitebread Hollow (ES) on 20 May 2001: One heard singing and seen briefly in Annandale Ave, Bognor (WS) on 30 May An adult male briefly at Combe Haven on 9 June One in a garden in Guestling (ES) on 23 July 2003: An adult male in Redgeland Wood, near Combe Haven (ES) on May 17 2006: An Adult Male at Coldwalthem April 17 - 19 An adult female at Cow Gap, Beachy Head (ES) on May 29 2007: An adult male was seen and heard in a garden in Rusper (WS) on June 26 2008: A male singing at Hodcombe, Beachy Head (ES) on June 8 2009: A female or first summer male was at Pett Level (ES) on July 6 2010: An adult male at Wiggonholt Common, Pulborough (WS) on April 18 2011: A singing male at Wiggonholt Common (WS) onn May 17 and 18 A male singing on Lullington Heath (ES) on May 31 A male at Runcton, Chichester (WS) on July 15 2012: A male at Church Norton (WS) on May 7 Two birds singing in suitable habitat in West Sussex on May 16 A male at Pett Level (ES) on May 22 A female of 1st win male was at Winchelsea (ES) on July 5 |