Pigeons & Doves in Hampshire
5 species matching this filter.
Hampshire is home to five species of pigeons and doves, ranging from the ubiquitous Woodpigeon to the increasingly rare European Turtle-dove. The county's mix of farmland, woodland, heathland and coastal habitats provides varied nesting and foraging opportunities for these birds. Notable sites such as the New Forest and the chalk downlands of the South Downs offer excellent chances to observe both common and scarcer members of this family.
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A common year-round resident in towns, villages, and farmland. Its monotonous cooing call is a familiar garden sound.
Year-round
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
A rare and declining summer breeder, arriving in May and departing by July. Hampshire remains one of its last English strongholds on farmland with thick hedgerows.
May–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
A common year-round resident in Hampshire's towns and cities, where feral populations thrive on buildings and coastal cliffs alike.
Year-round
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
A common year-round resident of Hampshire's woodlands, parkland and farmland. Often overlooked but identified by its distinctive cooing and black wing-bars.
Year-round
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
An abundant year-round resident found in virtually every habitat across Hampshire. Large flocks gather on farmland in autumn and winter.
Year-round