Make The Robin Our National Bird

Maydup | 19:01 Tue 04th Oct 2016 | Animals & Nature

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Would you like to help make the Robin our national bird? Have it on our bank notes and stamps etc? If so please sign here.

http://r.news.theurbanbirder.com/m6g2gd8r18zf.html

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tonyav

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Rockin Robin signed.

19:55 Tue 04th Oct 2016

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tonyav

Rockin Robin
signed.

Patsy33

Just signed. Always loved the robin. Special to me.

237SJ

I remember wrens on farthings. Well, I don`t remember farthings (heaven forbid) but my Dad had a collection of them.

Tilly2

In the original poll I voted for the Hen Harrier. They are endangered.

jourdain2

Yup, I remember wrens on farthings. "The smallest bird on the smallest coin."
I once did a terrific lesson which started with Sir Christopher Wren and his construction of the largest church building, went on to he tiny wren.... then it rambled a bit, picked up Hogarth and 'Gin Lane' and general social conditions, Restoration theatre etc.. It was a 'cover' lesson - so unprepared - and we had a great time and the class learned lots and lots. Can't do that these days, more's the pity, you really do have to tick a box. Had a conversation about this with a disillusioned English teacher today. Not good. :(

Baldric

Is this going down the same route as some would like the Referendum to take, keep voting until you get the desired result?

pusskin

I love feeding my Robin every day with uncooked porridge oats on his food table every day!
I would be list if he disappeared and never returned to my garden.

Prudie

I think the point of a national bird is one we're all familiar with, many of those in that poll are limited to very specific areas and hardly get seen or recognised by the majority. I've seen 3 kingfishers in my life, only seen puffins on Anglesey and when I was little red kites only lived in central Wales and about 22 pairs only at that.

Maydup

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Exactly, just vote people!

jno

"Highly aggressive and territorial, that sweet song fluting from your fence is actually the avian equivalent of a foul-mouthed “get orf my land”. Males will peck at rivals’ napes to sever their spinal cords; 10% of all adult robin deaths are robin-on-robin, red-on-red incidents. They also launch unprovoked attacks on other, innocent species, lashing out with razor-sharp claws."

Does sound very British.

Mamyalynne

No Baldric - the people voted for the Robin , now the Government is being asked to endorse that vote and give the Robin the official stamp.

Well not literally of course, that would be cruel.

Baldric

Ok, ok, I've signed, don't stamp on the Robin.

Maydup

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Lol indeed!

If they could, they would vote for themselves!

Lynn_M

Why do we need a 'National Bird?' It's mostly jackdaws around here, so Mr Jackdaw would get my vote.

It's been quite a few years since I saw a robin

Maydup

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To be honest we don't NEED a national bird Lynn of course we don't, not like we need water or justice; but it would brighten our days to see the cheerful robin on all sorts of thongs wouldn't it?