Finches in Offaly
Our list for Offaly has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Offaly in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceUncommon15–17 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
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 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