Finches in Laois
Our list for Laois has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Laois in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul
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