Pigeons & Doves in Scotland
Our list for Scotland has 5 pigeons & doves recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Scotland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorRare26–28 cmRegularly May–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 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