Robins

[brawburd]

Where do they go in the summer?! The existence of robins is generally confirmed to me by my cat bringing them home in various forms (i.e. dead, half dead or alive). He only does this in December. Do I have a particularly festive cat?

[Rabelais]

The answer is they don't go anywhere the 4 million that are here tend to go nowhere. Small numbers of British Robins are known (mainly the girls it has to be said) cross the Channel to spend the winter as far south as southern Spain and Portugal. What is actually happening is an influx of Scandaheuvian and Russki Robins trying to avoid the cold weather in their chilly homelands to the North swelling our numbers.

[molly]

Also, the red breast is much more vivid in winter, making them more conspicuous in winter.

[Cetti]

Another reason is they're pretty busy from April to August with nesting, laying and bringing up the kids!

Robins have two broods each so they need a well deserved rest before appearing again with their smart Winter dress in our gardens.

[xyzzy@bok]

British robins all year round. Also, i used to think that British squirrels hibernated but they don't. :-)