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Is the robin a thrush?
It used to be thought that the robin was part of the thrush family. Continue reading
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Tagged chats, erithaca rubecula, european robin, robin, stonechat, taxonomy, thrush
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Birds we named after ourselves
This is part 2 in my series about how birds got their names. Some of our most well-known birds have human names. None more familiar than the robin – many people’s favourite bird in the UK. Its earliest title was … Continue reading
The birds and the trees 