The robin is regularly crowned the UK's favourite bird. With its inquisitive nature and unmistakable red breast, it's a familiar and welcome sight on garden fences and along country paths. But how ...

As an old European Christmas story goes, on the cold night when Jesus was born in a Bethlehem stable, Mary cried out that the embers in the stable’s campfire were burning out. Her cries awakened a ...

When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along, there'll be no more sobbin' because it has been named Britain's national bird. More than 220,000 people voted in the National Bird Vote, ...

Way back in 1912, the chairman of Dublin whiskey bonders Gilbeys spotted the Robin Redbreast through the trees. The avid birdwatcher decided on the name, there and then. The name stuck and the ...

To us, it is a simple symbol of Christmas. But the robin’s red breast may contain a wealth of hidden information. Research suggests that the size of the robin’s distinctive red bib and the width of ...

When out recently on a Christmas walk, our family paused by a café thronged with people enjoying the midwinter sun. Suddenly, a robin appeared on the snow-topped wall within touching distance. Its ...

November 16th is Robin Redbreast Day in 2023 – what, you say? Never heard of it. Well, mark your calendars from now on, as this special day helps BirdLife International and our partners in saving ...