Finches in Carmarthenshire
Our list for Carmarthenshire has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Carmarthenshire 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
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul
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