Very rare winter visitor and passage migrant.

An immature bird was at Fairlands Valley Lakes from 18 to 29 December 1994.

Two large flocks were seen flying over Stevenage in early 1996, the first, a flock of 28 flew high in a north westerly direction over the Old Town on 19 February, the other a flock of approximately 45 flew south west to east over Norton Green on 7 April.

One at Fairlands Valley Lakes on 15 January 2012.

One at Fairlands Valley Lakes from 12 to 20 March 2015 and, possibly the same bird at the Town Centre Gardens and Fairlands Valley Lakes on the, un-seasonable dates of 4 and 5 June 2015.

200 were seen flying low over the A1(M) near Stevenage in small flocks on 12 September 2024.