1). 1893 Whittingham Wood, near Alnwick, in song, 14th May to 13th June.
(G. Bolam, Annals Scottish Natural History 1897: 8; Saunders, 1899; N. F. Ticehurst & F. C. R. Jourdain, British Birds 5: 21; Bolam, 1912).
2). 1954 Inner Farne, Farne Islands, 2nd May.
(G. W. Temperley, Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 11: 125).
3). 1961 Holy Island, September.
(Galloway & Meek, 1978-83).
4). 1966 Gosforth Park, in song, undated.
(Galloway & Meek, 1978-83).
5). 1969 Hauxley, trapped, 11th October.
(J. D. Parrack, R. T. McAndrew, R. T. Johnson & G. Hickling, Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17: 216; Galloway & Meek, 1978-83).
6). 1974 Farne Islands, 29th August.
(B. Galloway, M. S. Hodgson & E. R. Meek, Birds in Northumbria, 1974: 63).
7). 1975 Inner Farne, Farne Islands, 17th May.
(B. Galloway, M. S. Hodgson & E. R. Meek, Birds in Northumbria 1975: 59).
8). 1976 Farne Islands, 29th May.
(B. Galloway, M. S. Hodgson & E. R. Meek, Birds in Northumbria, 1976: 72).
9). 1976 Holy Island, 26th September.
(B. Galloway, M. S. Hodgson & E. R. Meek, Birds in Northumbria, 1976: 72).
10). 1978 Farne Islands, 9th to 20th May.
(B. Galloway & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1978: 69).
11). 1981 Farne Islands, 11th to 15th May.
(A. Heavisides & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1981: 63).
12). 1981 Near Heddon, in song, 22nd May.
(A. Heavisides & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1981: 63).
13). 1982 Farne Islands, 6th October.
(A. Heavisides, M. S. Hodgson & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1982: 48).
14). 1983 Farne Islands, 20th May.
(M. S. Hodgson & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1983: 55).
15). 1984 Farne Islands, 22nd to 23rd October.
(P. Hawkey, Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria 55: 182).
16). 1984 Hauxley, trapped, 17th to 18th November.
(M. S. Hodgson & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1984: 60).
17). 1985 Spindlestone, 5th May.
(M. S. Hodgson, A. J. Johnston & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1985: 60).
18). 1985 Hauxley, trapped, 6th to 9th May.
(M. S. Hodgson, A. J. Johnston & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1985: 60).
19). 1985 Farne Islands, 14th May.
(P. Hawkey, Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria 55: 182).
20). 1987 Farne Islands, 23rd to 24th April.
(M. S. Hodgson, A. J. Johnston & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1987: 66).
21). 1987 Farne Islands, 8th May.
(P. Hawkey, Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria 55: 182).
22). 1988 Bamburgh, trapped, 22nd May.
(C. Bradshaw, M. S. Hodgson, A. J. Johnston & I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1988: 64).
23). 1990 Brownsman, Farne Islands, 16th May.
(M. S. Hodgson, A. J. Johnston, I. Kerr & N. Rossiter, Birds in Northumbria 1990: 70).
24). 1990 Prior's Park, Tynemouth, trapped, 23rd to 24th October.
(M. S. Hodgson, A. J. Johnston, I. Kerr & N. Rossiter, Birds in Northumbria 1990: 70).
25). 1991 Farne Islands, 18th to 22nd May.
(D. Jardine, A. J. Johnston, I. Kerr & N. Rossiter, Birds in Northumbria 1991: 68).
26). 1992 Farne Islands, 14th May.
(D. Jardine, A. J. Johnston, I. Kerr, D. McKeown & N. Rossiter, Birds in Northumbria 1992: 68).
27). 1993 Holy Island, 16th May.
(I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1993: 66).
28). 1994 Tynemouth, 21st May.
(I. Kerr & A. J. Johnston, Birds in Northumbria 1994: 68).
29). 1998 Farne Islands, 28th to 30th April when caught in a cottage.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1998: 93).
30). 1998 Holy Island, 30th May to 1st June.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1998: 93).
31). 1998 Farne Islands, 4th to 6th September.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1998: 93).
32). 2000 Holy Island, 18th to 19th April.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 2000: 106).
33). 2000 Farne Islands, 26th to 28th April.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 2000: 106).
34). 2009 Near Howlett Hall, Bolam, in song, 23rd June to 1st July.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2009: 129).
35). 2015 Holy Island: Chare Ends, 18th April, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2015: 164).
36). 2020 Holy Island: The Snook/Chare Ends area, 30th May, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2020: 197).
37). 2020 Holy Island: The Snook, 16th June.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2020: 197).
38). 2023 Ponteland, 29th April, sound-recorded.
(CRC 17-Jun-2023).
P). 2023 Millfield, Derwent Reservoir, male, in song, 16th May, photo.
(birding information services).
39). 2023 Prestwick Carr, 2nd June.
(CRC -19/08/23).