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A ROBIN IS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS As Christmas cards begin to drop through the letterbox, you can be forgiven for thinking that Britain’s favourite bird, the robin, is only with us for the festive season. Of course, readers who love the outdoors will know that this beautiful bird can be found in most habitats throughout the year. What makes it more endearing is its confiding nature and that it can easily be attracted to the smallest garden. It’s this relationship with humans that allows us to observe the robin’s interesting behaviour over the changing seasons. Once the breeding season is over, like all other birds, robins stop singing and, sequentially, moult every feather. They lay low in the dense foliage and feed secretly on insects. Once feathers are renewed, like other birds, robins will relinquish the boundaries they maintained over the spring and summer months. Many will move away, but once they have found a good food source, they will start to defend a territory once more. Having a well-stocked garden might encourage your robin to stay close by but, even if it does move, chances are your regular robin will be replaced by another individual until early spring. It could even be a bird that has come all the way from the continent. Look out for a paler orange breast instead of the vibrant red you are used to seeing. You’ll know whether you have a robin living in your garden as, unlike many other birds, robins sing during the winter months. In fact, they are unique in that both males and females will defend a territory and both will sing. If you see two robins during the autumn and winter, look for posturing behaviour as they defend their territories. Any disputes are usually resolved by posturing but you may also witness birds chasing each other or, in extreme cases, fights can break out. Both males and females will instigate fights and they will fight each other. If the challenger won’t retreat, both sexes will kill other robins. The advantage for us during these winter months is that we get to hear some bird song in an otherwise quiet environment. Most of the singing you will hear in autumn and up to mid-December is from male and female robins. 6 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
Robin seen in Rodley
You will also hear loud bursts from wrens. As we move from winter to spring, male and female robins will relinquish their separate winter territories. Our continental visitors begin to migrate to their breeding grounds and the birds that moved away from our gardens, if they survived the winter, will return from the south. Male and female robins will then pair up and begin to defend a shared boundary. Once again, you’ll be able to watch posturing behaviour as these boundaries are established and rival birds are chased off. You may also see courtship behaviour as new pairs reinforce their bonds and a nest is built. During this time, the female will stop singing leaving this activity mainly to the male while she lays and incubates eggs. The male will feed the female while she is incubating so, if you see a red-breasted bird quivering like a chick and being fed, this is the adult female. Four to five eggs are laid and chicks are fed by both parents in the nest. Chicks fledge at thirteen to fourteen days. The young speckled birds are fed on the ground by their redbreasted parents. These young will look like adults by early autumn and will be ready to breed themselves by the following spring. Linda Jenkinson teaches people about birds in and around Leeds. For details of classes email linda.startbirding@gmail.com or call 07778 768719. Visit www.startbirding.co.uk or Start Birding on Facebook and Twitter
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It’s nearly Christmas and Santa needs a bit of help! Can you find all the words in the box above to discover the Mysterious Word? And can you help the elves find the 8 differences in the images on the right!? Quick, before it’s too late!
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IMPROVING YOUR FITNESS As you get older, it’s important to be as active as you can. Regular physical activity will help you maintain strength, flexibility and energy levels, so that you can carry on doing the things you enjoy and stay independent. Try taking a brisk walk, for example, or doing some gardening or dancing. If you need help moving about or don’t usually take any exercise, doing any amount of activity is better than nothing. It’s never too late to start and you can build up gradually. The Government advises older people to aim to be active every day and to: •
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Take part in activities that improve muscle strength at least twice a week – these are repetitive activities that focus on particular muscles
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