Every day I go into the Park or my garden as the sun is sinking in the sky I hear the Robin ~ Erithacus Rubecula singing often before I see it ...this was the case yesterday in Glendoher Park, I heard the Robin singing & started looking to see where it was perched..On this occasion it was perch with no twigs in front of it. I pointed the camera in it's direction & clicked & to say I was surprised to see I'd caught it with an open beak was an Under statment... I just hope you feel some of the thrill I did!

It's Voice.
Robins are rarely seen or heard during midsummer (July-August) when they are moulting and become rather retiring.

At other times they can usually be heard singing their melodious warbling song from strategic perches, often quite high up; it sounds like "twiddle-oo, twiddle-eedee, twiddle-oo twiddle". In the winter, it can sound wistful, some say mournful, but around Christmastime the song becomes stronger and more passionate.

They will sing all through the night and this often leads to them being incorrectly identified as a Nightingale. This has been thought to be caused by streetlights making them believe it is still daytime, but the latest theory is that they are singing when it is quieter, when the hubbub of urban life has quietened and their song can be heard.
Susan