Finches in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
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