Finches in Anglesey
Our list for Anglesey has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Anglesey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceRare15–17 cm
BramblingFringilla montifringillaScarceRare14–16 cmRegularly Oct
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
- Brambling 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