Finches in Wexford
Our list for Wexford has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wexford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan
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 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 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