A pair of Stock Doves were mating today, alongside the owl box that they requisitioned earlier this year for their offspring. It seemed late in the summer for them to be mating, but apparently they mate up to four times each year; and indeed their previous brood were still in the box, calling for food!
So here is the definitive proof: Stock Doves ARE breeding on the TG. And the cutest thing was that once they had finished mating, they seemed to face each other one last time and bow.
Nicola
