Finches in Cork
Our list for Cork has 10 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 winter visitor and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cork in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaScarceRare14–16 cm
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusScarceRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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