Finches in East Ayrshire
Our list for East Ayrshire has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceCommon15–17 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
- 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