Birding The Nothe

Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus

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JDM records :

2003 - Bred, with up to 6 singing males. Juvs noted on 8 Jul. Overall numbers much the same as last year, but the big influx in November was unprecedented. After 163NW on 4 Nov - the best count since 1983 - an astonishing record max 1667 were counted going N in 2 hours on 8 Nov, with 108E on 9 Nov and 211SW on 13 Nov. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 36 33 46 44 33 25 23 24 37 36 1667 30

2002 - Bred, with up to 5 singing males. Overall numbers slightly higher than last year, but the usual late autumn max of 77 on 30 Oct was lower than in 2001. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 37 42 46 45 37 32 20 30 40 77 27 16

 

2001 - Bred. Overall numbers similar to last year, but the usual late autumn max of 111 on 29 Oct was higher than in 2000. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 32 36 41 35 34 18 30 27 28 111 55 32

2000 - Continuing to increase, with max 95 on 8 Nov. Numbers steady for much of the year, with slightly lower nos in summer, and an autumn peak. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 37 35 43 36 45 34 24 28 34 59 95 26

1997 -

1985 - Max 51 on 11 Feb. Absent 12 days in Sep (mostly) & Oct. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 37 51 27 10 4       1 10   3

1984 - Max 29 on 7 Dec. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 7 10 10 9           7 10 29

1983 - Record max 300 (flying over in 30 mins!) on 14 Nov. Monthly maxima as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. 60 20 10 7 5 5 3 4 6 40 300 6

1982 - Present all year. Max 50 on 2 Dec. Monthly maxima from Sep as follows :

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max.                 4 15 40 50