Pigeons & Doves in Shetland Islands
Our list for Shetland Islands has 5 pigeons & doves recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Shetland Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantRare26–28 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