Finches in Waterford
Our list for Waterford has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Waterford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct
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
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