Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
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Status: Resident
all year round
Scots Names: Redbreast,
red rab, ruddock, robinet
Size: 14cm
(5.5")
Habitat: Parks, gardens, all types of woodland, churchyards
and hedgerows.
Breeding: Over 4 000 000 breeding pairs, up to 9 eggs,
fledging in up to 15 days
Food: Mealworms are a particular favourite, insects, worms,
fruit, seeds, even sweet things such as cake
Call Note: 'tic tic' alarm call
Status: GREEN
One of our best loved
garden birds, the robin can also be extremely aggressive in its defence of
its territory
against other robins. Its distinctive and beautiful song can seem uplifting
in the warm light of an early spring day,
yet quite mournful and melancholy in the cold mists of winter.
The robin
is known as the gardeners friend, often following to pick out the tasty morsels
that are found in the soil
after being dug over. They can also become quite trusting and tame after a while,
feeding off the hand for fruit or
mealworms especially.