Finches in Kent
Our list for Kent has 12 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 4 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorRare17–18 cmRegularly Oct–May
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Oct
SerinSerinus serinusPassage migrantRare11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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