American Robin Godrevy Cornwall

[Paul Hackett]

Was very lucky to see this bird and was very close at times, excellent views !!!

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[IanF]

Superb shot yet again. I'm envious yet again and it's one of the few times I wished I lived a bit further south as I love this bird.

[Reader]

Excellent photo Paul. I would have loved to have gone for this bird but commitments stopped me. Like Ian, I am dead envious of this bird as it is one of my most wanted.

I did manage a few hours out after the Oriole and saw it but in atrocious weather conditions. No chance for a photo either. Oh well!! Hopefully both the Robin & Oriole will still be there at the start of the year when I can go for them, and possibly get photo's as well.

[Beverlybaynes]

What a nice picture. Still amazed to see so familiar a bird soooooo far away!

[Bluetail]

Any views from N America (or elsewhere) on the age/sex of this bird? The relative lack of contrast between the head and body and the poorly-coloured underparts seemed to me to indicate a first-winter female. That is also what the bird news services here are saying. However, am I right in thinking that American Robins moult on their wintering grounds and, if so, how much is this bird's plumage likely to alter (assuming it survives)?

Jason

Jason

[peteh]

Excellent shot Paul,
thats got to be the best shot of that American Robin
by a mile!

[CJW]

Good God, he's done it again!
Thanks for posting this Paul, it's a cracker.

[Paul Hackett]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments

even though i was surrounded by DSLR men !!!!!!!!! the banter and crack was as good as ever (George Rezeter and Jack Levine ! )

its the last chance to see the bird tomorrow as permission to enter the land is being withdrawn

still a good bird for many people to see and give pleasure to

[peachfront]

Very nice photo.

It's a first winter bird without a doubt but I would be hesitate to call the sex at this stage.

Take it for what it is worth. In the three-decades-plus I have lived here, I have only once had them nest in the yard where I could observe the transformation. All three fledglings were very heavily spotted and very dark, much darker than this bird; both parents were very richly colored and the female was not that different looking from the male.

I will note that the male was an excellent and at times almost too persistent singer.

Most of the time I have observed American Robin as winter visitors only. so take my rambling comments for what they are worth if anything.

I don't doubt whoever called it as a female had sound reasons. At my level of expertise, however, I would have just counted it as a first winter bird and not tried to assign a sex because I would not be confident that the color would stay this light.


Any views from N America (or elsewhere) on the age/sex of this bird? The relative lack of contrast between the head and body and the poorly-coloured underparts seemed to me to indicate a first-winter female. That is also what the bird news services here are saying. However, am I right in thinking that American Robins moult on their wintering grounds and, if so, how much is this bird's plumage likely to alter (assuming it survives)?

Jason

Jason