Finches in Monaghan
Our list for Monaghan has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 3 scarce visitors
Fewer birdwatchers' records come from Monaghan than from better-watched areas, so this list is less complete. For a fuller picture, see the list for Ulster.
All 6, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceCommon15–16 cm
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusScarceCommon11–13 cm
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisScarceCommon12–13 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Bullfinch 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