Are the Ringed Collared Doves the same as those (Streptopelia decaocto) that are now so common in the UK? Thin black partial collar to back of neck tapering so it almost looks like an incision, and one of their calls is a squawk like a very rusty gate hinge.
I first saw one in Cheltenham about 50 years ago, looked it up in my 14 year old copy of A Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe and saw that it was a rare migrant from Asia Minor.
I was getting excited and wondering who I should call when I saw 2 or 3 more. I wandered down to W.H. Smith (in those days they stocked a reasonable selection of books) in the Promenade and looked at a recent edition. Their range had spread right across Western Europe and they were by then shown as common in the UK.
Last edited by Parabola; 08/17/22 09:02 AM.
