Finches in Blaenau Gwent
Our list for Blaenau Gwent has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Blaenau Gwent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar
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
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