Early arrival of Robins

As far as I am aware Robins do not migrate from the Biritsh Isles as they are native to this country and have no need to migrate to warmer climates{ie in search for food}that is why you see them feeding from bird tables even when we have inches of snow.

Ours have been missing since sometime in July when we find they go off to the woods to moult out and feed up before coming back into the garden later on when it gets colder and when they need to start sorting out territories etc.

I can well believe that we get Robins from colder countries visiting us in the winter months like we find with Starlings and Lapwings but most of the time our own Robins stay here,unless of course I might have got it wrong:D

 

No, I think you're right Kandy.
The robins disappear from my garden in summer. I think they just go off to the woods and fields where there's plenty of food for them. They come back in the autumn.
The blackbirds have disappeared too. They'll be out in the fields gorging on strawberries and raspberries.
Even the sparrows have gone on a short sabatical.
The swallows are still sitting on the telephone wire twittering away but I think the swifts have gone. haven't seen them for a few days.

 

I thought sparrows had disappeared but we've had a flock of them gorging themselves on the seed tufts of Cortaderia Richardii all week. The fronds are bouncing up and down with them non-stop.

And, swallows, Grrrr! They've decimated all my whirlygig beatles!