Finches in Meath
Our list for Meath has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Meath in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 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