Finches in Derry
Our list for Derry has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 3 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Derry in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceUncommon15–17 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
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 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