Bird Sightings : Robin Fledgling

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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Robin Fledgling

Robin Fledgling

Robin
(Robin Redbreast, European Robin)
Erithacus rubecula

Gaelic: Brù-dhearg

Photograph © Frank Stark
Leurbost - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
May, 2007

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Robin
fledgling

Robin
adult male

Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Gaelic: Brù-dhearg

WI: Fairly common (100-999 breeding pairs) resident breeder

Robins live to about 8yrs

A fledgling is a young bird from the time it first leaves the nest until it is independent of the care of it's parents.

Robin records in the Western Isles

Erithacus rubecula melophilus is a fairly common (100-999 breeding pairs) resident breeder.

Erithacus rubecula is probably an uncommon passage Visitor (low numbers)

Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the Robin is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.

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(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

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