1. In Mary Poppins, the robin shown feathering its nest in London during the song "A Spoonful Of Sugar" was actually an American robin!

2. Vanity is thy name: robins are rarely seen in July and August because they are moulting.

3. Robins are partial to cakes and uncooked pastry.

4. In 2004, birdwatchers who had gathered in Grimsby to spot a rare American robin watched in horror as a sparrowhawk swooped and ate it.

5. A poll conducted by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust made the robin the country’s favourite bird.

6. The Robin Redbreast is a variety of miniature rose.

7. Rugby league team Hull Kingston Rovers are known as The Robins.

8. Harry M Woods, composer of "When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin", also wrote "Try A Little Tenderness" and "I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover".

9. The numbers of robins in Britain have increased by 20% in the past 25 years.

10. In the folk tale Babes In The Woods, robins cover the bodies of the children with leaves and twigs.