On 16 August Nicola photographed a pair of Stock Doves mating (scroll down to see the evidence), next to the requisitioned owl box from which their chicks were clamouring for food. By yesterday (27 August) those chicks had ventured out of the box and were still calling for food, while their mother disappeared into the box for a long period, presumably to lay more eggs. Nicola says that at this rate our resident pair will be single-handedly responsible for removing Stock Doves from the Amber List of Conservation Concern!
