Finches in Estonia
Our list for Estonia has 14 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 8 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Estonia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Parrot Crossbill 16–18 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made