Finches in Clackmannanshire
Our list for Clackmannanshire has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Clackmannanshire 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 pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
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