Christmas robins
A Christmas Eve gallery of the reserve’s robins, photographed by DKG.
Meet the Robin Family
by Cheryl Cronnie
There’s a little story behind the robin in this picture, whom I’ve called Rocky Robin. I’ve been feeding him since the end of August 2021.
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Christmas robins
A Christmas Eve gallery of the park’s robins, photographed by DKG.
Weird facts about robins
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It might be cold but the robin at Fiveways is still singing.
Both pictures of the Fiveways robin were taken by DKG in 2019.
Recording by Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) xeno-canto.org
Snowy morning
by Simon Knight
It was lovely to see the covering of snow on Sunday morning. It never fails to bring back those childhood memories of excited anticipation about getting out outside and playing in it, but maybe that’s just me! I got over to the park at around 8:30am, and although the light was dull, it was lovely to see the park covered in a blanket of white.
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Blue tit
by Simon Knight
Along with everything else going on in the world, I was beginning to find the recent dull weather slightly depressing. I have also found it frustrating from a photography point of view, as I only like to take pictures in good light, and you don’t get good light without the sun! The recent dullness has been especially frustrating as I have had a new lens to test which needs good light for me to be able to get the best out of it.
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Christmas robins
A Christmas Eve gallery of the park’s robins, photographed by DKG.
A gallery of robins by DKG
A gallery of robins. . .
. . .photographed in the park by DKG
Robin’s winter song
The robin is one of the few birds in the UK that sing in the winter as well as the summer. The purpose of the song is territorial; robins winter here and defend their territories all year round.
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A robin (Erithacus rubecula), by DKG, among new hawthorn leaves.
Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 