Finches in Dundee
Our list for Dundee has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dundee in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 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