Finches in South Lanarkshire
Our list for South Lanarkshire has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in South Lanarkshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, 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 chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–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