Finches in Wiltshire
Our list for Wiltshire has 10 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wiltshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
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