Newburgh: native and alien pigeons on my roof
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Newburgh: native and alien pigeons on my roof by Martyn Gorman as part of the Geograph project.
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Newburgh: native and alien pigeons on my roof
Image: © Martyn Gorman Taken: 8 Jul 2009
The Woodpigeon Columba palumbus is the UK's largest and commonest pigeon. Although shy in the countryside it is often tame and approachable in built-up areas. The Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto is not native to the UK. Before the early 1950s it was a rare vagrant here but is now widespread with perhaps 200,000 breeding pairs. Its arrival was part of a huge expansion in the range of the collared dove which began in the 1930s, before which its European range was confined to the Balkans.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.321854
Longitude
-2.004965