Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823) (0, 15)

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STATUS

Europe and north-west Africa. Polytypic.

OVERVIEW

The majority of records are of spring arrivals that date from 13th May to 9th June. Two other records occurred 1st August and 21st September respectively. All were males apart from three individuals that were not sexed.

The 1985 Essex Foulness record has (14 Nov 2022) been withdrawn by the observer and will be published as such in 2023 BBRC report.

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 1971 Suffolk Minsmere RSPB, first-summer male, 30th May to 15th June.

(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 67: 342; D. I. M. Wallace, F. K. Cobb & C. R. Tubbs, British Birds 70: 45-49; BOURC (1978), Ibis 120: 410).

2). 1971 Highland Handa Island, Sutherland, 8th to 9th June.

(F. R. Smith and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 67: 342; D. I. M. Wallace, F. K. Cobb & C. R. Tubbs, British Birds 70: 45-49).

3). 1981 Orkney Sanday, male, 26th to 28th May.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 76: 523).

4). 1984 Sussex Church Norton, 19th to 23rd May when taken by Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 78: 581; P. James, British Birds 79: 299-300; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 79: 580).

5). 1987 Northumberland Holy Island, male, 1st August.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 81: 589; R. K. Stephenson, Birds in Northumbria 1987: 98).

6). 1992 Highland Balnakeil, Sutherland, male, 4th June, photo.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 528, plates 198 & 199; Forrester & Andrews et al., 2007: photos).

7). 2005 Suffolk Landguard Point, first-summer male, 21st to 26th May, photo.

(L. Woods, Birding World 18 (5): 206-210, plates 1-5; British Birds 98: plate 231; P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 97, plate 35; L. Woods, Suffolk Birds 2005: 168, plate 22).

8). 2005 Kent Tankerton, Whitstable, male, 24th to 25th May, photo.

(L. Woods, Birding World 18 (5): 206-210, plates 6 & 7; P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 97).

9). 2005 Kent North Foreland, male, 9th June.

(P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 97).

10). 2005 Kent Dungeness, male, 11th to 13th June, photo.

(Birding World 18 (6): 234, photos; Birding World 18 (12): 507, photo; British Birds 98: plate 232; P. A. Fraser, M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 100: 97).

11). 2008 Outer Hebrides North Rona, male, 25th May, photo.

(Birding World 21 (5): 178, photo; J. McMillan, Birding World 21 (6): 252-253, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 592; J. McMillan, Scottish Birds 29: 262-264, plates 221 & 222).

12). 2008 Norfolk Blakeney Point, first-summer male, 31st May to 4th June, photo.

(Birding World 21 (6): 235, photo; Birding World 21 (12): 506, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 592, plate 390).

13). 2008 Sussex Telscombe Cliffs, male, 4th to 6th June, photo.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 592; Sussex Bird Report 61: 209, photo).

14). 2010 Norfolk Blakeney Point and Cley-next-the-Sea/Salthouse area, adult male, 31st May to 2nd June, photo.

(Birding World 23 (5): 189, photo; Birding World 23 (6): 229, photos; Birding World 23 (12): 536, photo; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 104: 620, plate 335).

15). 2011 Devon Lundy, adult male, in song, 13th to 25th May, photo; presumed same, Morte Point, Woolacombe, 2nd June, photo.

(Birding World 24 (5): 188, photos; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 105: 614, plate 362).