Birds; Wood Pigeons

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Birds; Wood Pigeons

A pigeon posing elegantly amongst blossom on BWT land in April 2010

Claire Browne (not verified)
Are there a more wood pigeons around now than, say, 10 years ago

They seem to have spent much of their time this summer in my compost heap, of all places. Were they by any chance eating woodlice?

What do wood pigeons eat besides grass, ivy berries and my cabbages? 

Judy Buckley (not verified)
Pigeons perch on our pine tree in Yeoman Lane

We spend a lot of time washing  repellant multi-coloured glue-like blobs of pigeon droppings off the paving stones under our huge pine tree, especially from November until the Spring.   Judging by the colours, the pigeons are eating something green (Claire's cabbages?) but also something dark purple (sloes?) something white and frothy and something black (blackberries?)