Finches in Westmeath
Our list for Westmeath has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Westmeath in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, 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