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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
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chirp

0How does the robin cry?02br
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00I hear that the robin in the UK is different from that in the US and cries differently.02br
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02br 02br 01font 00American Robin : | Cheerup, cheerily, 02br 00 | cheerup, cheerup, 02br 00 | cheerup, cheerily 02font 02br 02br 01font 00British Robin: "Twiddle-oo, twiddle-eedee, twiddle-oo twiddle" 02font 02br 02br 00Based on this written record, I'd say you are right about the songs being different. I'd also say that the American robin apparently speaks good English. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 01font 00American Robin : | Cheerup, cheerily, 02br 00 | cheerup, cheerup, 02br 00 | cheerup, cheerily 02font 02br 02br 01font 00British Robin: "Twiddle-oo, twiddle-eedee, twiddle-oo twiddle" 02font 02br 02br 00Based on this written record, I'd say you are right about the songs being different.
  • I'd also say that the American robin apparently speaks good English.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I hear that the robin in the UK is different from that in the US and cries differently.02font02br
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01font00"chirp-chirp"?02font02br
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00I have no first-hand practical knowledge of this subject, but Google helped me find these descripti
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0 Thank you very much, Clive. 0-
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00Dear Itasan,02br
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00The American robin is 01i00Turdus migratorius02i00. The British robin is 01i00Erithacus rubecula02i00. It is tame. When I dig in a flower bed, it will eat insects where I have dug. It makes a small noise like a «tock». It has a melodious song. You may hear it here:- 02br
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10American Robin : | Cheerup, cheerily, 12br
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10 | cheerup, cheerily 12font12br
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0 Thank you very much, everybody, for the valuable information as always. 0-
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0 The Robins in my (English) garden say Twiddle oo. I think they were educated at Harrow. 0-
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0 The Robins in my Welsh garden say, "01font00twiddle-oo twiddle" I believe they were educated at Harrow.(Or perhaps Llandaff Cathedral School?)02font00 0-
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