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Rose-coloured Starling - Rosenstær - Pastor roseus
Rosenstare - Rosenstær - Punakottarainen - Rose spreeuw - Rosenstar - Etourneau roselin - Estornino Rosado

Rose-coloured Starling was for a long time something of a "bogey bird" for me locally in Øygarden. That changed in September 2015 when one posed on telephone wires outside my house. A welcome addition to any house list! Since then I have seen this species many times in Øygarden - including a cracking adult male in July 2020.


First year Rose-coloured Starling

Rose-coloured Starling, Nautnes, Øygarden, 10 September 2015



First year Rose-coloured Starling
Very pale looking and not like the leucistic Starlings I've seen in autumn flocks earlier






Rose-coloured Starling occurrence in Øygarden
Rose-coloured Starling occurence in Øygarden - some double observations may be included here.
Source: artsobs (2015)



Male Rosy Starling, Harkestad, Øygarden, Norway, July 2020

Male Rosy Starling, Harkestad, Øygarden, Norway, July 2020

Male Rosy Starling, Harkestad, Øygarden, Norway, July 2020

Male Rosy Starling, Harkestad, Øygarden, Norway, July 2020
Male Rosy Starling, Harkestad, Øygarden, Norway, July 2020

Juvenile Rosy Starling, Breivik, September 2018


Juvenile Rosy Starling, Breivik, September 2018

Juvenile Rosy Starling, Breivik, September 2018

Juvenile Rosy Starling, Breivik, September 2018
Rosy Starling, Breivik, September 2018





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