Finches in Aberdeen
Our list for Aberdeen has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Aberdeen in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
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
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 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