Following yesterday's post about the robin, there was a short programme on TV tonight about the robins at the Eden project in Cornwall. I missed it, but apparently British robins are much less timid than robins in the continent, and the explanation given for this is the good relationship established with the many gardeners in this country.
They also said that the name robin is an old, informal one - Robin Redbreast, like Brock the Badger - and the name has stuck so well it's become the official one. Yet another example of the ridiculous but also marvellous quirks of our history and language. Wonderful!
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