This means it is the time of year to watch for these young birds and knowing the difference between a hatchling and a fledgling helps determine what to do if you find one. I have a robin’s nest ...

Mr Brock said seeing the eggs hatch was "absolutely magical". "The mother robin looked quite startled at what was happening underneath her and out came this tiny little thing," he said.

James Heywood, of the British Trust for Ornithology, said data shows the number of robins increased in the UK by 49 per cent between 1967 and 2022. He said: 'Robin numbers tend to fluctuate quite ...