Finches in Netherlands
Our list for Netherlands has 14 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor, 5 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
SerinSerinus serinusWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusScarceRare16–18 cmRegularly Dec
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Parrot Crossbill 16–18 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 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