Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, on garden lawn, daisies, May, Norfolk, Operation Turtle Dove
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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
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 […]
Continue readingLaura Wright searching for radio signals
Tony Morrris searching for nests
Matt Sewell OTD slider
Matt Sewell OTD slider
A day in the life of a Turtle Dove field scientist
Post by Stephanie Morren, Interim Operation Turtle Dove Project Manager for the RSPB Having recently joined the Operation Turtle Dove team, I wanted the chance to find out what a day in the life of a turtle dove field scientist was like and also to see some turtle doves in the wild! So I joined […]
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