My garden is popular with black/brown birds, sparrows, robins, jackdaws, wood pigeons and collared doves but today as i fed the birds in my garden i looked up at the silver birch tree and after counting i counted a total of 19 collared doves which i was gobsmacked at the number of them together as i have never experienced so many, but what i would like to know is why so many? As i only usually see perhaps two-four at most together, so to see 19 together was a wow moment, so i am just curious?
Hi Hazel the area is quite sheltered and definitely a great food supply also, i can imagine seeing 50/60 of these being extremely beautiful that is some number.
Hazel C said:In our area we get gatherings of Collared doves in the winter, they mass in trees & can see 50/60 at times. It could be all your local youngsters have got together for the winter, especially if it's a bit sheltered around you, or there is a good food supply!
Hello Mr Duckling, welcome to the forum from up in the very far north of Scotland, in Caithness. My that must have been some sight, I think at most I have had 6. They are lovely birds. I wonder why all of a sudden there were so many?