Rock Dove

Extract from Bird Report 2024

Common resident but declining in some town centres. Included in 18.3% of BirdTrack lists. The East of England long-term trend is stable +/-0%. (Green list).

Reported from across the county. In the Summer Garden Bird Survey they were in 48% of gardens, the highest level since the summer survey began in 1998. The largest flock was of 260 at Wardown Park on 23rd February. Other high counts included 250 in Bedford on 15th December, 150 in the centre of Luton on 5th February, 94 at Leagrave Marsh on 31st January, 75 at Thurleigh Airfield on 2nd June, 70 in Biggleswade on 4th March and 55 at East Hyde on 13th April.