Finches in Edinburgh
Our list for Edinburgh has 10 finches recorded regularly there: 5 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 Edinburgh 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
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisScarceRare13–14 cm
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