Finches in Sligo
Our list for Sligo has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Sligo in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 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