The robin in Mary Poppins's London is an American robin.
Better still – and striking an early blow for gay rights – the two red-breasted robins shown building a nest together are both male.
From The 20 worst science and technology errors in films: A far-from-definitive list of the 20 most annoying science and technology errors in films, from slow-moving lasers to extraterrestrials who use Windows Vista in this morning's Telegraph.
