Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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No population trend available
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Distribution:
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 Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases)
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British Population Size:
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Passage:
146 individuals
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Summer:
0 to 4 pairs
in 1998-02
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First Record:
East Sussex, 1869
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First Breeding Record:
Highland Region 1982
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Latest Survey:
Wallace, D.I.M. ((1999)) British Birds 92:445-471
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
500 thousand to 1.1 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
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Egg Weight:
2.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
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Incubation:
11- 12 days
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
10 - 13days
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as:
Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
20
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
A or B
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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83.2 ± 2.7
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Range
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79 - 88 mm, N =37
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Juvenile:
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81.8 ± 2.1
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79 - 86 mm, N =90
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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23.38 ± 2.29
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Range
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19.80 - 26.90 g , N =37
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Juvenile:
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23.11 ± 2.89
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19.30 - 28.60 g , N =85
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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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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Scarlet Rosefinch / Grosbeak
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Gaelic:
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Welsh:
Llinos Goch
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Danish:
Karmindompap
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Dutch:
Roodmus
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Finnish:
Punavarpunen
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French:
Roselin cramoisi
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German:
Karmingimpel
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Hungarian:
Karmazsinpirók
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Icelandic:
Rósafinka
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Irish:
Rósghlasán Coiteann
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Italian:
Ciuffolotto scarlatto
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Norwegian:
Rosenfink
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Polish:
Dziwonia zwyczajna
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Portuguese:
Pintarrôxo-carmíneo
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Spanish:
Camachuelo carminoso
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Swedish:
Rosenfink
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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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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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