Finches in North Lanarkshire
Our list for North Lanarkshire has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Lanarkshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
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
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