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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Collared Dove
Collared Dove
(Eurasian Collared Dove)
Streptopelia decaocto
Photograph © Debbie Bozkurt
Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
10th February, 2007From a conversation with Frank Stark, August 2008:
"...I expect you know the main reasons why Collered Doves are so successful at becoming established and spreading .
They breed almost all year round.
When their offspring become independant the adults chase them of their maternal teritory.
The adults maintain their patch and the youngsters have to establish a teritory quickly, or they would starve.
Also, they soon learn what a bird table is and this helps their numbers no end.
I dont think they arrived in Britain until the late 1960's and just look at them now.
Most people regard them as pests but i have plenty time for them, mainly because they are docile. I watch them regularly waiting paitiently for the smaller finches and sparrows to disperse before getting their shot at the feeder.
You wouldn't see that happening with those Starlings, would you?"
DoomanWhat is a Dooman?
"In Scotland, or at least in the village where i grew up, all Pigeons and Doves were called Doos. A Fantail Dove was a Fantail Doo, a Woodpigeon was a Cuchie(pronounced cushie) Doo etc.
A Dooman is a Pigeon Fancier, someone who breeds, shows or races these birds."
Our Collared Dove photographs
Collared Dove
adult & juvenile
Collared Dove records in the Western Isles
Uncommon resident breeder (10-99 breeding pairs)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)First reported in the Western Isles in 1960
On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the bird is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.
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(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)
Sources of information for the bird sightings section
Debbie's online photo album
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