Pigeons & Doves in Suffolk
Our list for Suffolk has 5 pigeons & doves recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Suffolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly May–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made