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Old September 13th 08, 10:43 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default [OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Sat 13 Sep 2008

Googling "white-breasted robin" gives lots of links, e.g.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3075737.ece
Although the White Breasted Robin is a native Australian species, the one you saw was probably
suffering from some condition known as leucism, which means it does not have the pigment that
gives robins their red breasts.
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"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
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0850z NW F1-2 12km -BR 6St002 8St004 11.6/11.4 1019.8
RMK: Fog closed in approx 2100 Fri (St deck lowering onto
the hills), vis ~200m at 0100, but had lifted by 0630. Present
12km vis is over the lower ground to the W and NW ... it is
probably less at my altitude but I can't easily estimate that.
Several heavy showers Fri pm, notably 1445-1515. Standing
water in the fields again this morning

09-09: Tx 15.5 Tn 10.4 Tg 8.7 RR 8.9 sss 0.6

[OT]: What appeared to be a white-breasted robin sat on
my fence (under a neighbour's tree) to shelter from the rain
yesterday afternoon. Are these known, or was it something else?

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m