Stock Dove

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Parkland, farmland.
Diet: Seeds, leaves.
Best time to spot: Plain blue-grey; nests in hollows.

When to look

Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.

How rare is it?

The Stock Dove sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is Amber-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the middle level of concern in the UK.

Recent UK sightings

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• Wood PigeonCommon · Everywhere
• RookCommon · Farmland
• Little OwlUncommon · Farmland
• Barn SwallowCommon · Farmland (summer)
• Canada GooseCommon · Lakes

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