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Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)Where and when to see it in the UK

Winter visitor · reporting peaks February · Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · BOU category AF

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Martin Mecnarowski (http://www.photomecan.eu/), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Peak months
Hawfinch: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Hawfinch has been recorded in 763 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (26%) in records to 2026. Winter visitor in the UK. Its strongest squares are in England, Wales and Scotland. Reporting peaks in February.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
100% or more of visits
High
4% to 100%
Moderate
<1% to 4%
Low
under <1%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 82%<1%Very high
February 85%<1%Very high
March 62%<1%Very high
April 21%<1%Very high
May 19%<1%Very high
June 15%<1%Very high
July 6%<1%Very high
August 6%<1%Very high
September 15%<1%Low
October 83%<1%Moderate
November 100%<1%Moderate
December 64%<1%High

Squares with the highest reporting rate in February

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
NB43Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high
NH66Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH92Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NJ54Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high
NJ71Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high
NZ14County Durham, England100%Very high
NZ18Northumberland, England100%Very high
SD57Lancashire, England100%Very high
SD58Westmorland and Furness, England100%Very high
SD71Bury, England100%Very high

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