Finches in Armagh
Our list for Armagh has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 winter visitor and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Armagh in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusScarceCommon11–13 cm
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceUncommon15–16 cm
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
- 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