The robin on summer holidays (source Bird Protection Netherlands) part 1
Has it noticed? The robin, our sympathetic garden friend, seems to have disappeared. No panic. Red breasts are now in the moulting and Leiden a hidden life. Soon they will sing agai
Spring and breeding season of the robin are over. That runs from April to the end of June. During the breeding season the parents bring one, sometimes two nests of usually 4 to 6 young each.
The robin seems to have disappeared from mid -July. The Rui starts for both young birds and parents. Adult red breasts change their entire plumage, the youngsters partially. They then lead a secret life and we don’t hear their beautiful singing anymore. The boy initially misses a red breast and forehead. They are dark colored with iZabel -colored spots. During the moulting, they exchange their brownish shades in front of the feathers with which they spread the family name: they get a beautiful red breast.