Finches in Torfaen
Our list for Torfaen has 7 finches recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Torfaen in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceCommon15–16 cm
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun
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
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