Finches in Argyll and Bute
Our list for Argyll and Bute has 10 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Argyll and Bute in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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