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I thought the Wren was the national bird of Britain...hence its claim to the farthing.
Comment on The Robin posted 2008-02-14 by K G B from Wiltshire
Comment on The Robin
We have a pair of robins who have made a nest in our patio heater, the eggs have hatched out and there are four chicks. The parents are feeding them like crazy, working so hard. We have tried to film short video clips of them as it is amazing to watch them. We're not sure whether they will return again next year...we hope so. They were found by accident as eggs and now we have four lovely fully-feathered chicks in our residence - what a joy.
Comment on The Robin posted 2007-07-03 by Dorothea Hagland from Stanmore, Middlesex
Comment on The Robin
National Bird of England
Comment on The Robin posted 2007-03-30 by Liz Doyle from London
Comment on The Robin
THey are wonderful and companions in the garden. I am upset that i could only have one vote otherwise I would also have voted for the robin as well as the hedgehog. The robin actually does suddenly appear when i am in the garden, they appear to be either more friendly than the other birds or less afraid or maybe more hungry as I do not think they are so keen on seeds as the blue tits. Also i cannot forget the blackbirds that nest in the garden each year. I had an albino 'dad' this year which made it easy to recognise him when he returned for grape eating in October!
Comment on The Robin posted 2006-12-01 by pamela rose from london
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I love the Robin! But we get three different ones in our garden and not one of them seem to display the teritorial personality mentioned on this web site. There are also Blue/Coal and Great Tits and Chaffinch along with a number of other birds in my garden as well, all trooped together at the same time with no ill effects at all except for the blackbirds who seem to think that they are the keepers! One Robin in particular seems to be around most of the time though, and has been around for 4 years now. Where he/she came from before that I don't know. The other two Robins visit us for the mealworms etc that I put out for them. I have a special mix that involves all sorts of different seeds, fruit and nuts. I even add fruit and berry tablets, suet, currants and raisins sometimes to my bird mix. I have three bird tables spread out and also fat ball holders in various spots and then there is the nut holders so perhaps there is enough to go round which may or may not help! I'm not an expert at all so all I can do is tell you what happens in my garden although it is just a small garden. They were the three Robins and two juveniles running around the back of the garden last year but I didn't spy a nest. Also in your information about Robins you say Robins have a life span of 2/4 years, but on the RSPB website it says thay it has been know that they can live for up to 20 + years, which I only discovered a month or so ago when I joined in the bird watch weekend for the RSPB. As I said I can only comment on what we see in our own garden but it does not seem to tie in with the information available. The robin (MY Robin!) seems to live a charmed life as we also have a pair of Sparrowhawks who freqent my small garden on this estate now and then, and I have to keep chasing it (it's the male that seems to do most of the hunting) to stop it eating the little song birds. Well, I hope you've enjoyed this little taster of a look around my garden, thanks for reading this - it is much appreciated. I'd welcome anyone who can explain the differences from the norm that I have tried to explain in this comment. Thanks, Carol
Comment on The Robin posted 2008-02-26 by Carol Franklin from Darlington