Finches in Mayo
Our list for Mayo has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mayo in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceUncommon15–17 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 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