White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks April · New World Sparrows · BOU category AE
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
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White-crowned Sparrow has been recorded in 9 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (0%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in April.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV59 | East Sussex, England | 65 | 2023 | unverified |
| SW52 | Cornwall, England | 8 | 2023 | unverified |
| HU69 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 6 | 2023 | unverified |
| NJ90 | Aberdeen City, Scotland | 2 | 2023 | unverified |
| TV49 | East Sussex, England | 1 | 2023 | unverified |
| HP60 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 3 | 2021 | unverified |
| HT93 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 1 | 2017 | unverified |
| SJ68 | Warrington, England | 5 | 2016 | unverified |
| TG04 | Norfolk, England | 153 | 2008 to 2009 | unverified |