Population and Distribution
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
25 thousand pairs
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
1678
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Conservation Status:
RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Coniferous Wood
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And found in:
Scrub
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Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
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Migration routes:
Summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up window)
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
Unavailable
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
17 x 13 mm
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Egg Weight:
1.4 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
8
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Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
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4.49 ± 0.83 (2 - 7) N = 203
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Incubation:
12- 12 days
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11.64 ± 1.05 (10 - 13.5) N = 203
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
14 - 15days
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14.11 ± 1.19 (12 - 16.5) N = 227
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as:
Altricial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
29 May (9 May - 14 Jul)
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Number of Broods:
2
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.425
(M:0.410
± 0.011;
F:0.440
± 0.014)
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Juvenile Survival:
0.431 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
2
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
6 years 0 months 26 days (set in 1997)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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70.4 ± 1.9
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Range
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67 - 74 mm, N =2411
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Juvenile:
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70.3 ± 1.9
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67 - 73 mm, N =3565
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Male:
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71.4 ± 1.7
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69 - 74 mm, N =986
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Female:
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69.7 ± 1.7
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67 - 73 mm, N =699
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Weight
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Adult:
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10.99 ± 0.81
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Range
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9.80 - 12.40 g , N =2030
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Juvenile:
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10.84 ± 0.73
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9.80 - 12.10 g , N =2430
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Male:
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11.21 ± 0.80
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10.00 - 12.50 g , N =813
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Female:
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10.88 ± 0.80
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9.60 - 12.20 g , N =541
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Common Redpoll
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Split from Carduelis flammea
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Gaelic:
Dearcan-seilich
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Welsh:
Llinos Bengoch
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Danish:
Stor Gråsisken
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Dutch:
Kleine barmsijs
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Finnish:
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French:
Sizerin alpin
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German:
Alpenbirkenzeisig
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Hungarian:
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Icelandic:
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Irish:
Deargéadan
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Italian:
Organetto minore
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Norwegian:
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Polish:
Czeczotka brazowa
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Portuguese:
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Spanish:
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Swedish:
Gråsiska
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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BirdTrack