Common Wood Pigeon: Migration

The Common Wood Pigeon is a partial migrant.

  • Where: many Swedish Wood Pigeons migrate south and west to Western Europe, above all to France and the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Visible passage: the autumn pigeon migration can be very heavy along the coasts, with the movement taking place in large day-migrating flocks during September and October.
  • Change: the proportion that stays has increased markedly over recent decades, in step with milder winters and the rich food supply in towns and farmland.

More about the Common Wood Pigeon

  • Song & calls
  • Breeding
  • Nest & eggs
  • Diet
  • In winter
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