but we realised it wasn't when the wee birds weren't afraid of it. "It was then that we noticed the robin kept going back to different spots round the garden and was actually feeding it [the cuckoo]." ...

Some 40 per cent of blackbirds can perish over winter and 60 per cent or more of robins.” What and how to feed them can be a confusing subject, as birds differ in how they feed and nest.