Finches in Perthshire and Kinross
Our list for Perthshire and Kinross has 11 finches recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Perthshire and Kinross in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisScarceUncommon13–14 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