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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 15:25
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How rare is this in the uk ?
I took this pic a few weeks ago and was wondering how rare this is in robins in the uk.
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 15:30
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i've personally never seen one before, very pretty, if not a little conspicuous :)
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 16:03
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New one to me. Have you been playing with tippex?
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 16:15
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I would guess pretty rare, as I doubt that they survive long before a Sparrowhawk eats them.
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 16:23
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Looks like it has just dunked it's head in the snow, i like it! :-)
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 16:27
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It's true, I quite like Pigeons
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 17:22
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Very i think
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 18:45
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Several photos around of partial albino Robins. Some can even look vaguley like something rarer.....
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=103493 http://www.kentos.org.uk/Photographs...oredbreast.htm |
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Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 19:13
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Seen a few blackbirds around town with quite a bit of white on them but never a robin - he/she is gorgeous
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Thursday 24th December 2009, 08:29
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Thursday 24th December 2009, 08:35
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I would not think leucism/albinism if I saw that bird, I would think RARE!! :)
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Thursday 24th December 2009, 10:01
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But it's a clever thought.A neighbour of mine who saw the bird first in his garden on nov 20th has sent these pics in to the durham recorder. |
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Thursday 24th December 2009, 10:08
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Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 20:52
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The bird is still flitting in and out of my garden but it seems that its being chased by the other robins that frequent my little patch.No chance of new pics yet but will try next week when i'm in the right shift................
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Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 21:30
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(That 'WWF' dual-meaning thing again ...) |
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Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 21:40
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That Robin is very cute. He wouldn't show up much in the snow either.
I've never seen a robin with white feathers before, but we have had a partially white blackbird & there is a crow that comes to the garden & it's wings are white.
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