Finches in Neath Port Talbot
Our list for Neath Port Talbot has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 3 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Neath Port Talbot in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceCommon15–16 cm
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May
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