Finches in Powys
Our list for Powys 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 Powys 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
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
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