Finches in Staffordshire
Our list for Staffordshire has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Staffordshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
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
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 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