Finches in Norfolk
Our list for Norfolk has 12 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 5 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Norfolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusScarceRare13–15 cm
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