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We get 1 or 2 at a time but the current one is a real bully and chases off anything else in the garden, including the bigger pigeons. Has anyone else seen this ?

Lovely surprise this morning - a pair of collies . Long time no see. Very wary though which is a shame. Stayed for a couple of minutes for breakfast.

I like the collies but they are missing just now .

I am lucky enough to have a continual presence of Collie Doves. Sometimes as many as five most often a pair.

I'm surprised to hear that a collared dove can be aggressive Mike_k . There are a couple of them that come to my garden and they are the gentlest birds around . I try to discourage feral pigeons coming to feed (which is proving to be a problem ) but I happily let collies have a meal when they are around, really lovely birds

Ok, I have to take that back. There is these 2 collared doves in my garden lately visiting every day, always together, really sweet
I think they are fledglings because they look quite small and they still don't have the "collar" on their necks. Last few days there has been quite a commotion because these other 2, bigger doves came along and started to bully the smaller ones . They don't let them eat and they keep chasing them off. Just today, I saw one of the fledglings limping .

I think this little beauty has recently fledged

Haven't had any Collared Doves onto the feeders since the Sparrowhawk struck.

Rather mysteriously about two thirds of my Colly Doves have disappeared. Earlier this year I was getting at least six every day but this has dwindled to two and they don't come all the time. I know the are susceptible to Tricho like the Greenfinch but I haven't seen any poorly ones.

This gorgeous thing is the latest addition to my garden visitors, a juvenile Collared Dove, fledged not long ago by the looks of it
It made me laugh to see it earlier chasing off a much larger pigeon from its food spot