Finches in Denbighshire
Our list for Denbighshire has 9 finches recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Denbighshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Jul
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec
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