Finches in Carlow
Our list for Carlow has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 1 scarce visitor
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceCommon15–17 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 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