Finches in Stockton-on-Tees
Our list for Stockton-on-Tees has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 passage migrant and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Stockton-on-Tees 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
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusScarceUncommon11–13 cm
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 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