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Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)Where and when to see it in the UK

Passage migrant · reporting peaks September · Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · BOU category A

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Peak months
Common Rosefinch: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Common Rosefinch has been recorded in 103 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (3%) in records to 2026. Passage migrant in the UK. Its strongest squares are in Scotland, England and Wales. Reporting peaks in September.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
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Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
100% or more of visits
High
4% to 100%
Moderate
1% to 4%
Low
under 1%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 0%<1%Very high
February 0%<1%Very high
March 0%<1%Very high
April 0%<1%Low
May 12%<1%Very high
June 19%<1%Low
July 2%<1%Low
August 9%<1%Low
September 100%<1%Moderate
October 59%<1%Very high
November 1%<1%Very high
December 0%<1%Low

Squares with the highest reporting rate in September

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
HP50Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
NO60Fife, Scotland100%Very high
SJ18Flintshire, Wales100%Very high
SV81Isles of Scilly, England100%Very high
TA09North Yorkshire, England100%Very high
TF55Lincolnshire, England100%Very high
TM45Suffolk, England100%Very high
HU67Sea, off Shetland Islands38%High
HT93Shetland Islands, Scotland37%High
HP61Shetland Islands, Scotland27%High

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