Finches in Kildare
Our list for Kildare has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kildare in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
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 15–16 cm
- Bullfinch 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