In the last few days we have seen one or two Robins (Erithacus rubecula) in the garden. In the “spring” weather today one was singing  by our front door. I say spring weather because the temperature has been around 10° C which is most uncommon for this part of the year.

There are a lot of Robins in Iceland now, mainly in the East and Southeast. They are vagrants and probably annual visitors but it is a long time since so many have been seen.  Long time no see – it has been 20 years since we last saw one in our garden so we are very excited.

The Robin is a common garden bird in Britian but in Scandinavia they are shy woodland birds. The Robins that are visiting Iceland now are probably originated from Scandinavia.