Finches in Bridgend
Our list for Bridgend has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bridgend in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceUncommon15–17 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 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