European Birds

Columbidae : Pigeons & Doves

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Nottinghamshire, England - April 2018

The Stock Dove has a bit of an up-and-down history in Britain. It was mainly confined to the south and east of England in the early 1800's, but by the end of the century it had spread north into Scotland and colonised Ireland. Widespread herbicide use in the 1950's then caused a population crash with many local extinctions particularly in the east. Numbers have recovered since then but have not yet regained their pre-1950's level.

Nottinghamshire, England - November 2013

Nottinghamshire, England - November 2013

Nottinghamshire, England - November 2013

Nottinghamshire, England - November 2013

Nottinghamshire, England - November 2013

Lothian, Scotland - June 2005

Lothian, Scotland - June 2005