Some of the most popular posts on my blog have been pictures of robins, they're such beautiful and iconic birds.
Well this is a robin but not the type we're used to seeing in our gardens. It is a Pekin Robin, also known as a red billed leiothrix or Pekin Nightingale, Japanese Nightingale or Japanese Hill Robin. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and not in Japan so don't be fooled by the name.
It has been introduced to the Hawaiian islands where it thrives. It has been introduced to parts of France as well. There was an unsuccessful attempt to introduce it to the UK so the only place in the UK.
It is a little gem, I wonder if it will be as popular to visitors to my blog as our native robin red breast.
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