Finches in Clare
Our list for Clare has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Clare in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
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
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 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