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Haven't seen robins for many months. Spread some lovely garden compost around yesterday and, within seconds, there were FOUR of them! Can they smell worms?  ???

oh WOW.  Lucky you.  I was gobsmacked last year when I had three in the garden, but FOUR !

One of mine has ventured back into the garden this week after his summer holiday somewhere else.

I like robins.

;D

We have at least one in our area. He regularly sits in one of our trees or fences and has a bit of a sing. When not singing you hear the robin's 'tic tic' call. Lovely specimen too, bright red breast and so on.

So unusual for one to be about so much in September and singing too. its nice to hear birdsong in the garden at this time of year.

Robins are resident in the country all year round.

In winter some fly in from colder climates like Scandinavia to swell our numbers.

I have one in my garden that will sit virtually inches away while Im digging watching eagerly for some tasty morsel to be turned over with the spade.

I have seen pictures of robins that become so tame they take worms and mealworms out of your hand.

If you have robins around, why not gove them a treat of a few mealworms, they will love them, although your wallet/purse may not do. Our local GC sells them at £12 for a small tub. Pricey! Hmmm.

Try breeding them; it's ever so easy.

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/worm.htm

one's decided he likes the inside of the poly, I have to walk up from the front to get him to leave so's I can shut the mesh doors.. ;D

Quote from: Garden Apprentice on September 10, 2007, 12:24:24
Our local GC sells them at £12 for a small tub. Pricey! Hmmm.

I bet thats Wyevale, they love Robins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3738671.stm

Eeee the bar stewards   >:(

right, I'm boycotting wyevale, I love robins ..there must've been an alternative, surely  >:(

Quote from: ACE on September 15, 2007, 17:37:21

Quote from: Garden Apprentice on September 10, 2007, 12:24:24
Our local GC sells them at £12 for a small tub. Pricey! Hmmm.

I bet thats Wyevale, they love Robins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3738671.stm

my robin returned a couple of weeks ago....stocking up for the winter
i usually poke a few holes in a bag of bird seed at my local garden centre to feed the wee sparras

I just love Robins, i hope wyvales go out of business & fast.  :o I shall never ever buy from that dump of a place again.  Hope the person who made the decision has the trots for a month. >:( >:(   hehe i couldent spell dia wotsit.

Quote from: Garden Apprentice on September 10, 2007, 12:24:24
If you have robins around, why not give them a treat of a few mealworms, they will love them, although your wallet/purse may not do. Our local GC sells them at £12 for a small tub. Pricey! Hmmm.

Astro-ruddy-nomical £12.  Home Bargains are selling them for less than £2.00 per tub.

valmarg

Quote from: ACE on September 15, 2007, 17:37:21

Quote from: Garden Apprentice on September 10, 2007, 12:24:24
Our local GC sells them at £12 for a small tub. Pricey! Hmmm.

I bet thats Wyevale, they love Robins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3738671.stm

How awfull. No my local garden centre is not Wyvale. Its an upmarket local 3 centre group (called The Gardens Group). They are quite bird friendly there. Always birds flitting around the plant area, and they even allowed robins to nest in the eaves of one of their open but roofed over areas where they sell compost and recently bird food and bird accessories! They had it made those birds.

Shame on Wyvale to consider any bir, let alone robins, a pest to be removed.  Most garden centres i go to usualy have some birds hanging around the plant areas.

Scothern Nurseries (just outside Lincoln) taped off an entire aisle in their outdoor covered bit when a couple of Robins set up nest in some plant pots - it was strictly ask for assistance if you wanted anything in that area.

Not robins but on a visit to 'The Garden House' in Devon back in June, there were signs up in the plant sales area to be carefull in on particular bit because blackbirds were nesting in a display of (I think) Skimmias. Most people visiting the nursery stopped to watch the birds going in and out with food for the babies. They didnt sem that fussed about all the people around. Needless to say sales of Skimmias weret very good! :)