Finches in Highland
Our list for Highland has 12 finches recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Highland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusScarceRare16–18 cm
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesScarceRare17–18 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