Number of robins visiting UK gardens hits 20-year high

British gardens also saw a 'waxwing winter' in this winter's Big Garden Birdwatch, conservationists say

The number of robins visiting gardens hit a 20-year high in this winter's Big Garden Birdwatch, conservationists said.

Average numbers of the robin seen in gardens were up to their highest levels since 1986, making it the seventh most commonly seen bird in the citizen science survey in January.