Juvenile Common (or Scarlet) Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Lochinver. Photo J.Jacobsen
Juvenile Common (or Scarlet) Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Lochinver. Photo J.Jacobsen
Common (Scarlet) Rosefinch
Another new bird species for Assynt was recorded during October 2011.
A juvenile Common (or Scarlet) Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus appeared on a bird table in Lochinver. The bird was around from 19-24th October causing much head scratching as to its identification.
It was eventually identified from photographs taken by Julian Jacobsen. The record was submitted to and was confirmed by the Highland Records Committee.
Two feeding along the shoreline at Clashnessie Beach (Pete) (20/08)
One at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (17/08)
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (12/08)
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (11/08)
One at Elphin (Pete) (11/08)
Four at two locations along Drumbeg Peat Road (Vince Hilton) (09/08)
Hunting at last light, c. 22:00, Eadar da' sloc, near Lochinver (Michael Rochester) (08/08)
A family group of three nested locally (Stefan Taylor) (04/08)
