Finches in Ulster
Our list for Ulster has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ulster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaScarceUncommon14–16 cm
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
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 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