Finches in Louth
Our list for Louth has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Louth in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 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