Finches in Down
Our list for Down has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Down 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 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May
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