Alice Stavert-Dobson and her family visited Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens in August for a special VIP visit and a chance to see turtle doves for the first time. Six year old Alice won the Operation Turtle Dove competition to name the two turtle doves in our logo. Alice, who is from Sheffield, named the doves […]
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Fears for Turtle Doves as numbers fall dramatically
This press release from the RSPB originally appeared in Gozo News (Gozo and Malta) http://gozonews.com/40210/fears-for-turtle-doves-as-numbers-fall-dramatically-rspb/ In the UK, Conservationists fear 2013 could be the lowest year ever for turtle dove numbers – England’s most threatened farmland bird, with last summer’s extremely wet weather in the UK as, a possible cause. The Royal Society for the […]
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A Turtle Dove Mosaic
This post was sent in to us by Wendy, who has made a wonderful mosaic of two Turtle Doves to celebrate her and her husband’s 50th wedding anniversary… Turtle doves have long been associated with symbols of true love and so seemed an appropriate choice for creating a mosaic to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. […]
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Turtle dove on garden lawn – photo by Dawn Monrose
Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, on garden lawn, daisies, May, Norfolk, Operation Turtle Dove
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Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, on garden lawn, daisies, May, Norfolk, Operation Turtle Dove
Continue readingFears for turtle doves as sightings fall to lowest levels ever
Conservationists fear 2013 could be the lowest year ever for turtle dove numbers – England’s most threatened farmland bird. Records of sightings are down significantly this year and experts believe last summer’s extremely wet weather may be the cause. Official figures show that turtle doves – an icon of the English countryside and a fixture […]
Continue readingTurtle Doves on Otmoor
Post from Joe Harris (RSPB Otmoor Warden). Post originally appeared on RSPB Community pages. We are very lucky on Otmoor to have turtle doves breeding. The moor is probably one of the few places in the area where you can reliably see these birds. First thing in the morning, you can often see them feeding […]
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