Finches in Fermanagh
Our list for Fermanagh has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 2 scarce visitors
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceCommon15–17 cm
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceCommon15–16 cm
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 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