I was down the lottie at the weekend and saw my Robin. I call him mine because he's always about over winter and I try to leave him some nice juicy worms on the surface. Even have a picture of him sitting on my spade handle somewhere.

Surprisingly, he wasn't on his own which was nice because he always sang as if looking for his mate since there were two.

Personally, I was just surprised to still see them in April.

What's the latest anyone else has seen robins on their plot?

We have a pair of robins nesting in an old beer crate outside our patio doors. It was wonderful watching all the to and fro activity (with huge bundles of grass and moss) a few weeks ago and now both mum and dad are on duty popping in with beaks full of insects or whatever.

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Is it your understanding that they migrate then?

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Mark

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See, now therein lies my ignorance - I didn't realise they left!

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I noticed a couple of them in my garden yesterday

Some are resident all year and some migrate - some of the ones you're seeing at the moment are probably on their way over from Scandinavia!

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Robins are resident we have them in the garden all year round. Mind you we do feed them all year as well.

same as yorkshire sam, have them in the garden all year too

Yup, they're with us all year too. They supervise us while we're digging.

i have them all year as well i feed them every day.so they won"t leave would you ?

depends what you're feeding 'em grasser! sultanas & peanuts round here...

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But Nature makes that mean; so over that art
Which you say adds to Nature, is an art
That Nature makes.

sorry but I never heard about Robin migrating
at least in France they are the kind of bird that stay...actually that's why they are so territorial, to keep their space for nesting!
if they actually migrate they would have done so before spring or in autumn...cause the reason for migration of birds are or to be in a better weather in winter, or to prepare the nesting in a colder area...

(I was ornitho crazy as a child )

Mine are here all year too!
confused, never new they migrated either!
What do they eat...if it's bugs then why at the height of British bug season would they bunk off?? yes, confused indeed.

Ours are permanent - and of course, drop dead cute. It must be an evolutionary advantage looking gorgeous (no Wayne, I DON'T mean you!) because you get the crumbs.

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Have I confused everyone? Robins don't migrate. The Nichols' opening post indicated that he/she thought they did and hence my question.

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Hi, we recently left an upturned wheelbarrow on the allotment over a small pile of manure. We then saw 'our' robins bobbing underneath it. We assumed they were eating the worms & grubs, then yesterday when we lifted the barrow to use it, & there was the female sitting on 5 eggs in her nest!! We were worried that we had scared them off, but they were soon back!!

Bit worried that they are nesting on the ground & also I need to strim, move stuff around the lottie etc. Still, bought them a tub of mealworms yesterday to keep them happy!

Fantastic to have the nest though & can't wait to see the babies.