Turtle Dove Talk
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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Artist helps save threatened turtle dove
Originally posted on RSPB Community pages Fresh from giving a series of ‘spotting & jotting’ talks at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, artist and illustrator Matt Sewell has teamed up with the RSPB to help raise vital funds for their work across the south-east. Matt’s distinctive and enchanting pop-art watercolours and innovative descriptions first appeared in […]
Continue readingThe Turtle Doves of Hazelwood Marshes
Guest blog by Matt Adam Williams, wildlife photographer and naturalist I’m writing this aboard a train that is whisking me across the open fields of East Anglia. In the distance to the West, slate grey clouds hold the promise of rain. We’re sailing at pace through oceans of intensive crops packed up to the edges […]
Continue readingHotline for turtle doves
Blog by Bruce Fowkes (RSPB Corporate Partnerships Farm Advisor) Image: Deacon_ The gentle purr of the turtle dove was once the sound of summer, enjoyed for a few brief months from early May until the birds’ departure back to Africa in August. But their evocative call is becoming increasingly rare following rapid and perpetual population declines. […]
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