Finches in Caerphilly
Our list for Caerphilly has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 winter visitor and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Caerphilly in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–May
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaScarceCommon13–14 cm
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–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