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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Our friendly Robin Aug 18, 2011 12:47:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2011 12:47:28 GMT Arrived back this morning

esther Top Member Posts: 2,677	Our friendly Robin Aug 18, 2011 14:12:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by esther on Aug 18, 2011 14:12:46 GMT :)They always come back to our garden in August - it is lovely to hear them singing
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Our friendly Robin Aug 18, 2011 16:01:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2011 16:01:12 GMT Yes and they come so close

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Our friendly Robin Aug 18, 2011 16:32:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Aug 18, 2011 16:32:33 GMT They're a menace here They're horribly territorial and see off all the tits and the finches so i have to feed the robins in a separate part of the garden

merlin Top Member Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." Posts: 2,797	Our friendly Robin Aug 18, 2011 20:45:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by merlin on Aug 18, 2011 20:45:35 GMT There's no finches for our Robins to see off here. We used to have Green and Chaffinches as well as a few Robbins. Hope we see them soon.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Our friendly Robin Aug 19, 2011 9:48:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 9:48:02 GMT We get robins blue tits coal tits finiches collar doves family of blackbirds and red squirel .

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Our friendly Robin Aug 19, 2011 15:50:59 GMT

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Post by SueA on Aug 19, 2011 15:50:59 GMT

Our robin is back too, it's been around for a week or so & was singing in the tree this morning. Yesterday when I was clearing the old veg. patch out I turned round & it was right beside me watching & then hopped up on to the birdbath for a drink.

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Our friendly Robin Aug 19, 2011 16:49:18 GMT

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Aug 19, 2011 15:50:59 GMT SueA said:

It must be the same robin. Did you ask it where it has been?

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Our friendly Robin Aug 19, 2011 18:30:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Aug 19, 2011 18:30:33 GMT

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Our friendly Robin Aug 19, 2011 18:36:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Aug 19, 2011 18:36:08 GMT I was thinking of you when I wrote this Louise. You are bound to know, where do the robins go in the summer? Do they stay around?

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Our friendly Robin Aug 20, 2011 10:53:45 GMT

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Post by Louise on Aug 20, 2011 10:53:45 GMT

I don't think they move on but don't know for certain, i'm sure i've seen adults and young buzzing around here all year - i've seen an adult darting around the feeders over in the Rowan recently so they must be starting to appear again.

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Our friendly Robin Aug 20, 2011 15:49:52 GMT

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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 20, 2011 15:49:52 GMT

I think if your Robins disappear during the summer it is because they are nesting elsewhere. Female Robins will migrate for the winter but the male robins remain here. During July and August they moult and tend to hide away during this time.

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Our friendly Robin Aug 20, 2011 16:40:56 GMT

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Post by SueA on Aug 20, 2011 16:40:56 GMT

I think that's what happens here, they don't seem to nest in our garden in the spring & summer but we regularly see one out of the breeding season. I think this one must be one who has been here before it's a lovely brightly coloured male & very confident. We also had 3 bluetits, 3 coal tits & 2 goldcrests in the garden together yesterday morning, they seemed to be going around in a little gang as they all arrived together, flitted in & out of the trees & left together, the blue tits looked like youngsters so maybe they were all sticking together for protection.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Our friendly Robin Oct 5, 2011 7:55:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2011 7:55:54 GMT Robin was my little helper for 2days in my own garden ,nearly came on my hand.

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Our friendly Robin Oct 5, 2011 9:44:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Oct 5, 2011 9:44:08 GMT We had one following the digger around the garden, you can always tell a robins song above other birds
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