Finches in Eilean Siar
Our list for Eilean Siar has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Eilean Siar in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceUncommon15–17 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
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 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