Field guide to the most commonly encountered mammals and birds

Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).  

Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.

For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).

 

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Collared Dove (Eurasian)

(C) Dr. Raju Kasambe (shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license)

 

Scientific Name: Streptopelia decaocto

Appearance: Markedly smaller than woodpigeon. Small, rounded head, subtly tinged pink, as is breast. Dark, ruby-red eye. Thin, clear black collar on back of neck, often edged white. Body uniform greyish-fawn. Grey area on upperwings, dark wingtips and white tip on dark tail visible in flight. Sexes similar.

Song: Loud, three-note coo, cu-coo-cuk or cooo-coo-coo. Softer and shorter than five- or six-note woodpigeon coo.

When heard: Resident. Territorial coo produced throughout much of the year in an extended breeding season from January through to October.

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