Egg found in garden.

[demicav]

I've just looked out into the back garden and there's a small egg, cracked in half behind the back door. It's white in colour and quite tiny like I say. The contents have gone. I know it's not a Blackbirds egg. I wondered if anyone can shed some light on what it is. Thanks.

[Tursiops2]

I'd guess a dove/pigeon species (long breeding seasons)
T2

[Kayleigh]

I found a white egg in some long grass by my pond it was white and about half the size on a hens egg.
Havant a clue who's it was or where it came from.
It was in half no yoke just the shell.

Don't know what yours is demicav

[Jason Green]

Can you post an image?

[The Black Rabbit]

Starlings often just "lay when they feel like it", wherever, whenever - often on lawns, and not on the nest!
I'm not saying that was YOUR egg (too late in the year I'd say), but if you do find a WHOLE small egg in the lawn - chances are ('round 'ere anyway), its one of those Starlings just "laying around".

TBR

[demicav]

Here's a couple of pics,

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by demicav

Here's a couple of pics,

Hey, that look like the one I found

[RobinP]

Pigeon or Collared Dove I'd say, their nests are so flimsy It's not a surprise when eggs fall out or are taken.

[demicav]

Thanks for replies everyone. Sorry not replied sooner, been a busy few days. I'll go with Collared Dove then, there's quite a few around here.

[lol geoff]

Originally Posted by RobinP

Pigeon or Collared Dove I'd say, their nests are so flimsy It's not a surprise when eggs fall out or are taken.

More likely the parents doing a bit of house cleaning.

[djackso]

And another!



Is this a Collared Dove?

[Cheryl]

I found a small white egg amongst my hostas when clearing some bindweed a week or so ago, I didn't know what it was and now reading this think it must have belonged to a collared dove - we have a number which visit the garden. I don't know where they nest? We have leylandii all around our garden (well maintained I hasten to add ) but I don't think they nest there.

The funny thing is I put it on our patio table to show the children and it went - I assumed my husband put it in the bin but apparently not so I'm thinking that one of the many magpies we have pinched it.