Finches in West Lothian
Our list for West Lothian has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Lothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec
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
- 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