Finches in Merthyr Tydfil
Our list for Merthyr Tydfil has 5 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 scarce visitor
All 5, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceCommon15–16 cm
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Chaffinch 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