Collared
Dove - Tyrkerdue
i kveldssol
Photo
© Jørgen
Scheel
Until about
the 1930s, the Collared Dove was only to be found in its
original base around India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Since then it has spread rapidly through the Middle East and Europe
arriving in England in 1955 and in Scotland in 1957.
When the Collared Dove first bred in Britain it received the highest
legal protection and in 1963 a boy was fined for shooting
one in East Lothian.
Photo ©
Jørgen Scheel
Legal protection was removed in 1981 by which time it had passed
from being a rarity to being regarded as a pest.
One of the reasons for its remarkable success is that it will attempt
to breed throughout the year and so can produce several
broods each year.
Text
© Arthur Grosset
Collared
Dove - Tyrkerdue
Photo
© Jørgen
Scheel
