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| Robin - Erithacus rubecula |
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The robin is the most familiar and popular of the garden & woodland birds see across the whole of the UK all year round. |
| Indentification |
| Adult |
An aggressively territorial , iupright plump little bird. The male & female Robins look identical. The upperparts are a warm olive- brown colour and they have a red face, chin & breast. Their belly is white with pale grey sides. |
| Juvenile |
The young Robin has a brown head, wings, and tail with brown spotting/barring. Their breast is buffy in colour also barred. |
| Size |
13 - 15 cms |
| Bill |
brown, short & pointed |
| Legs |
brown, medium in length |
| Habitat |
towns, gardens, heaths, woods, hedges |
| Behaviour |
flits, hops, perches openly, takes off & lands from vegetation or the ground |
| Flocking |
solitary |
| Flight |
undulating |
| Voice |
thin tic tic tic , leisurely warble. They can be heard singing at night next to street lamps |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
in tree stump or on a bank |
| Eggs |
5 - 6, white speckled reddish |
| Incubation period |
12 - 15 days |
| Fledgling |
12 - 15 days |
| Broods |
2 - 3; April - June |
| Food |
insects, seeds, worms, fruit. |
| UK breeding pairs |
4.5 million |
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