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Chris: Amazing shot. I’m curious to know more about the experience. I’m assuming there were dozens, if not more people? Was the bird generally staying in one yard, or moving up and down the street? Somebody posted there are a lot of cats in the area…hopefully this bird is not feeding on the ground. As you mentioned, it’s interesting that the location is generally close to the Port of Montreal. I wonder what events lead to this location and if a storm and/or ship was involved.
Brian Morin: I don't think weather was a factor at the end of the trip, earlier on perhaps and I wouldn't suggest that this all happened recently for the passage. The proximity of the shipping port, almost down the street, suggests a possible link for part of the trip. There were about 80 people spread out along the street with people coming and going. The weekend total for observers was at least 200-250 and possibly closer to 300. Parking was becoming an issue and we waved and smiled to the officer when the car drove slowly by. She smiled back. It is not ground feeding, only in trees and bushes which is good. It spent most of its time in a scrubby area across the street and behind a fence so not much time near the houses. In recent days this was the hottest game in Eastern Canada.

Brian Morin

Canada (Québec)

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Details: male, adult, outside normal range

Montreal - A Canadian first, at least as far as we know. Discovered a few days ago, it is anyone's guess how long it has been in Canada but at least part of its journey might have been as a hitchhiker on a ship. It is a short distance from the shipyards and such shipboard assists have occurred for a variety of birds in the past.
The bird was actively feeding on sumac berries and a few wild grapes. I had a few seconds to grab shots under very difficult conditions – beside a sea of observers and shooting through a chain link fence. I called it a male based on the bright rather than muted colour of the face and breast. It was heard singing several times, confirming it is a male.

Date uploaded: Jan 10

European Robin (14)

Ahmad Shah

Date taken: Oct 14 2018

Essen.

Date uploaded: Oct 24 2018

European Robin (14)

Ahmad Shah

Date taken: Sep 21 2015

Essen, Germany.

Date uploaded: Jan 8 2016

European Robin (14)

Ahmad Shah

Date taken: Sep 24 2015

Taken in Essen.

Date uploaded: Sep 30 2015

European Robin (14)

IvanM

Italy

Date taken: Mar 28 2006

This robin stayed around our banding station for several days and was very tame. It was getting some huge earthworms out of the ground! Robins pass thorugh Italy quite early in the spring, being a short-distance migrant that does not cross the Sahara desert to overwinter.

Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014

European Robin (14)

drhalsall

United Kingdom

Date taken: Jun 19 2013

This European Robin showed up off-frame in a photo of cemetery monuments shot with a point-and-shoot camera at St. Cuthbert Church in North Meols, Lancashire. (thanks to Chris for the correction of the ID).

Date uploaded: Jul 5 2013

European Robin (14)

Chris

Details: adult

Seen near the Zepplinheim Train Station, south of Frankfurt. The low winter light helped when the bird flew up to a perch in the sun.

Date uploaded: Feb 12 2012

European Robin (14)

Chris

Details: adult

Not a cloud in the sky and a crisp 6 degrees. The sun's low altitude on the winter horizon finally made for the lighting conditions I hoped for. See between Frankfurt and Hoechst, along the Main.

Date uploaded: Jan 15 2012