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How to identify Robin
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Habitat, range and timing
Look for robins all year in gardens, parks, churchyards, woodland edges, hedgerows and farmland scrub, often singing from an open perch.
Robins are widespread residents across the UK, with strongest densities in lowland gardens, parks, woodland edges and hedgerows. They are scarcer on exposed uplands and some Scottish islands.
- Southern England gardens and parks
- English Midlands hedgerows and woodland edges
- Wales lowlands and wooded valleys
- Northern England parks, gardens and scrub
- Scottish lowlands and sheltered woodland
Song, movement and nesting
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Photos and plumage details
Similar birds
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Common questions
When is the best time to see Robin?
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What birds look similar?
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