Oriental Turtle Dove
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Hedgerows (very rare).
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Darker than Turtle Dove.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.
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Similar birds
- Collared DoveCommon · Gardens
- European Turtle DoveRare · Hedgerow farmland (summer)
- Bimaculated Lark · Open ground (very rare)
- Black-faced Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
- Lesser Short-toed Lark · Open ground (very rare)
- Pallas's Bunting · Marsh scrub (very rare)
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