Robins

A Gardener's Tiny Companion


Robin on a branch

The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in the west and south of its range, and migratory in the north and east of its range where winters are harsher. Learn more here!

These little birds love to sit on a fence and watch gardeners, hoping that the soil activity will raise worms. You can rely on them to brighten your day, even through the harshest winter months.

Coded by Alice Szlachetko