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Robins have earned their cultural perch on Christmas cards

28 November 2020

9:00 AM

28 November 2020

9:00 AM

At the risk of sounding like Sid James in some late period Carry On, I currently have two birds on the go. One in the garden, one at the allotment, both real beauties — both robins.

I’m smitten and I suspect I’m not alone. With much of the nation either working from home or on actual gardening leave, robins have become more familiar than ever.

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