Finches in Monmouthshire
Our list for Monmouthshire has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Monmouthshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan
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