Finches in West Dunbartonshire
Our list for West Dunbartonshire has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Dunbartonshire 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 spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaScarceUncommon13–14 cm
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