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Post by NellyDee on Jun 30, 2015 12:21:44 GMT
I was on rocks beneath cliff face trying to get photos of the kittiwakes nesting. Thought it was a rock pippet nipping back and forth beneath the kittiwakes on the cliff edge. Was amazed to see it was a robin taking insects into an overhanging bit of moss, then a fledgling appeared. do hope the fledglings (if she had more than one) do not fly off straight into the sea robin and babe by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Jun 30, 2015 17:51:48 GMT
Nice surprise for you Nelly. Robins are very opportunistic when it comes to breeding sites.
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Post by dogghound on Jul 3, 2015 20:35:47 GMT
Robins are quite common on the undercliff here where scrub occurs, or when cracks and crevices occur in the cliff face. As long as there is habitat in which to forage they are fine by the sea. There's little risk of the young just flying straight out to sea. They will stick to cover until they are stronger at flying and have moulted into adult plumage. Some populations are migratory so they certainly are capable of sea travel once older (albeit much higher up in the sky).
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