Finches in Limerick
Our list for Limerick has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceCommon12–14 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
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