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.

    © 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.