Finches in Swansea
Our list for Swansea has 6 finches recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Swansea in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Linnet 13–14 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