Finches in Kilkenny
Our list for Kilkenny has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kilkenny in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceCommon15–16 cm
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
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
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