Finches in Cavan
Our list for Cavan has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cavan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb
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
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 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