Finches in Midlothian
Our list for Midlothian has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Midlothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 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
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
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
- Brambling 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