Robin chicks hatch in Christmas wreath

The survival of robin chicks who hatched months ahead of schedule in a Christmas wreath on the door of a London flat has amazed bird experts.

Robins normally pair up around Valentine's Day, but the chicks' parents built their nest over the festive holidays.

The mother laid her eggs in the door decoration at a flat in Roehampton at the start of the year.



Four of the five eggs hatched successfully on 23 January.

Julie Luckett, who lives in the flat, added: "They've got their eyes open and they've got their wings."

"I'm sure that the neighbours think I'm mad, standing there talking to the Christmas wreath."