It
is normally found in the more exotic climes of Asia.
But
for only the twelfth time since records began, an Oriental Dove has been
discovered thousands of miles off course in Shetland.
It
was first spotted on Wednesday in a garden in Scalloway, the second time the
species has been found on Shetland – the last in 1974 on Fair Isle – and the
fifth for Scotland.
The
dove is usually found in Russia, Japan, south-east Asia and the Indian
sub-continent. Quite why this particular bird decided to veer off course is
something of a mystery.
But
Josh Jones of the authorative Bird Guides, said it could have been due to
recent weather patterns.
“It
is well off course – the nearest it usually comes is the Ural Mountains. But
there is a good chance it may stick around for a while and could survive the
winter and fly off again in the spring,” he said.
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