Portland Bird Observatory
and Field Centre
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
There have been 19 records of Common Rosefinch at Portland:
The occurrences of Common Rosefinch at Portland 2002 - September 27th, a female/first-winter at Verne Common. 2002 - September 20th, a first-winter bird trapped and ringed in the Observatory garden.
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© Martin Cade
2000 - September 11th, a female/first-winter bird at Lancridge. 2000 - September 11th, a female/first-winter bird at Barleycrates Lane. 2000 - September 4th, a female/first-winter bird at Avalanche Road, Southwell. 1997 - June 6th, an adult male in song in the Observatory garden. 1996 - October 22nd-23rd, a female/first-winter bird in the Hut Fields/Observatory Quarry area. 1996 - October 6th, a female/first-winter bird at Easton. 1996 - June 17th, a female/first-summer bird trapped and ringed in the Observatory garden.
© Martin Cade
1996 - June 14th-16th, a first-summer male in song at Culverwell.
© Peter Leigh
1995 - June 1st, a first-summer male in song at Culverwell. 1992 - June 10th, a first-summer male in song in the Hut Fields/Observatory garden area. 1991 - June 16th, a first-summer male in song in the Observatory garden. 1989 - June 23rd, a first-summer male in song at the Observatory garden and Culverwell. 1985 - September 15th, a female/first-winter bird at Southwell. 1983 - November 30th, a female/first-winter bird trapped and ringed in the Observatory garden. 1979 - October 13th, a female/first-winter bird in the Observatory Quarry area. 1973 - September 15th, a female/first-winter bird at the Coastguard Cottages, Portland Bill. 1967 - August 25th-27th, a female/first-winter bird in Top Fields at Portland Bill.