Short abstract from the book: The scarlet rosefinch is a rare breeding bird in Denmark with
an estimated population of 200–250 pairs. It is a scarce passage migrant in spring and rare in autumn. In Denmark the
first scarlet rosefinch was ringed in 1966, with most ringed
in the 1980s and 1990s. Nearly all the recovered birds were
ringed at migratory hotspots; however, some could be breeding
birds. Scarlet rosefinches ringed in Sweden and Norway have
been recovered in Denmark on 8 August and 1 September.
A bird ringed on Christiansø was recovered in Iran on 24
August. No birds have been recovered during winter. A single
bird recovered in Hungary at the end of May gives a clue to
the spring migration. In Denmark most passage migrants are
observed in the last week of May. Some of the birds recovered
on Christiansø in late May and early June were ringed in
southern Sweden.
Read more about the species in the chapter from The Danish Bird Migration Atlashere
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