“While the robin was generally considered a good little bird, and one that could be welcomed around the house and grounds, there was a downside to its presence around the home. If it entered the house or tapped at a window, this indicated that someone in that house would die very soon; if anyone was lying ill in that house at that time, then he or she would not recover…” – Nicholas Rhea, ‘Countryman’s Diary’; Darlington and Stockton Times, 12th April 2011
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