Collared Dove

Collared Doves are distinctive birds with their buffy-pink plumage and black neck collar. They are usually seen singly or in pairs, although flocks may form where food is plentiful. They feed on the ground but readily perch on roofs and wires and in trees.

After rapidly spreading across Europe in the early half of the 20th century and first breeding in the UK in 1955, the Collared Dove is now one of our most common and widespread birds and its monotonous cooing is a familiar sound.

Collared Doves are resident in the UK and they can be found on farms and in orchards, parks, rural and suburban gardens and chuchyards. They are generally absent from upland moorland and mountains.

Date: 06/02/07

Location: Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Essex