Robin voted UK's national bird
Ornithologist David Lindo believes the UK should have a national bird like other countries.
The robin has been voted the UK's favourite in a poll of more than 200,000 members of the British public.
Ornithologist David Lindo believes the UK should have a national bird like other countries, which is why he launched a poll in March this year.
More than 210,000 people voted online and thousands more sent in paper ballot forms, as well as the thousands of school children from hundreds of UK schools who voted.
Voting closed on the same day as the General Election and the results were finally announced last week.
Mr Lindo told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think the robin is totally entwined into our national psyche - it is the Christmas card pin-up and supposed gardeners' friend."
The other top 10 birds were:
2nd - Barn owl
3rd - Blackbird
4th - Wren
5th - Red kite
6th - Kingfisher
7th - Mute swan
8th - Blue tit
9th - Hen harrier
10th - Puffin
According to BBC News, Mr Lindo now plans to ask the government to recognise the robin as the UK's national bird.
Eligible members of BEVA will be able to vote for their Council team until Monday, 17 August 2026. Members will have received an election email on 17 July.
