Tuesday Tweet - European Robin

Robins can be sighted daily @reddings_retreat_tintern and can be seen feeding from the bird feeders or sitting on the gate posts along the drive or in Reddings Paddock. Birds & other wildlife spotted at Reddings Retreat can be viewed on our website: https://reddings-retreat-tintern.webador.co.uk/

Show off your bird photography skills & tag us @reddings_retreat_tintern in your best shot of the common red breasted Robin 📷. Don’t forget to mention where the photo was taken!

European Robin

Photos by @DrCBackholer & from #pexels

Distinctive and charismatic little bird with a bright orangey face and breast (easily hidden when facing away). Juvenile is very different, with bold pale buffy spotting on the back and breast. Found in a wide range of wooded habitats, including forests, gardens, hedges in farmland, and heathland, usually fairly near cover. Hops perkily on the ground, pausing to look around, often flicking its wings and cocking its tail. Also feeds by dropping to the ground from low perches, snatching up prey and flying back up to a shady perch. High-pitched song is highly variable, and incorporates a range of warbles and trills. Subsong is a rambling warbling series often incorporating odd fizzing and twittering notes. Calls include a dry “tic”, often given in bursts, as well as a thin, high-pitched, descending alarm call.

Speed: around 20-25 miles per hour.

Source: Merlin Bird ID app