Finches in Donegal
Our list for Donegal has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 5 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Donegal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep
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