If you're lucky enough to see a turtle dove.....

RSPB Jonno
RSPB Jonno Forum Participant Posts: 13
edited May 2019 in Your stories #1

...this blog tells you about their annual life cycle and the challenges they face.

https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/biodiversity/posts/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-turtle-dove

Turtle doves only spend a few weeks of the summer in the UK, you may see them in parts of Kent, Essex and Sussex. Some breed as far north as Yorkshire.

 

 

 

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  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,857 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2019 #2

    Hope you don't mind but I have added the photo for you?

    David

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2019 #3

    There are a couple at RSPB Titichwell in Norfolk at the moment.

    Picture is one I took at Titchwell last year

     

     

  • Oneputt
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    edited May 2019 #4

    One of the problems is the mass shootings by the Southern Europeans.  Malta licenses people to shoot quail but in the first week of shooting over 23+ turtle doves were shot even though they are a protected species.  We know that millions of migrating birds are slaughtered in France, Spain, Italy etc. etc..

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