Rockin’ robin

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If there’s one bird every child can name, it’s the robin. Every winter that familiar red breast is a staple of Christmas cards and gardens.

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Nationally, robin numbers have increased over the last 30 years

Confirmation of its popularity came this summer when it was voted Britain’s first-ever national bird. Males and females look identical, while young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown.

Nationally, robin numbers have increased over the last 30 years. They are in even ruder health in Surrey, thanks to our expanses of woodland and number of gardens. Even in cold winters, survival rates are relatively good because people put food out.

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from Surrey Wildlife Trust blogs http://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/blog/nature-notes/2016/12/21/rockin%E2%80%99-robin