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Turtle Dove, Pensthorpe
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Norfolk
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) in Pensthorpe, UK.
24 August 2023
Turtle Dove, Pensthorpe
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396
Norfolk
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) in Pensthorpe, UK.
24 August 2023
Turtle Dove, RSPB Otmoor
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176
Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) on the RSPB Otmoor nature reserve, Oxfordshire. Turtle Doves, the breeding range of which in the UK is restricted to south-east England, have declined sharply over the past few decades, partly due to intensification of farming and hedge removal, and partly because of shooting in south-west Europe when they are on migration to their wintering grounds in West Africa. Habitat restoration including the encouragement of thorny scrub to nest in and plenty of seeds to feed on should help. It is to be hoped that the recent moratorium on shooting in the EU will mitigate the situation.
12 June 2013
Turtle Dove, RSPB Otmoor
18646
176
Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) on the RSPB Otmoor nature reserve, Oxfordshire. Turtle Doves, the breeding range of which in the UK is restricted to south-east England, have declined sharply over the past few decades, partly due to intensification of farming and hedge removal, and partly because of shooting in south-west Europe when they are on migration to their wintering grounds in West Africa. Habitat restoration including the encouragement of thorny scrub to nest in and plenty of seeds to feed on should help. It is to be hoped that the recent moratorium on shooting in the EU will mitigate the situation.
12 June 2013
Turtle Dove, RSPB Otmoor
18645
176
Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) on the RSPB Otmoor nature reserve, Oxfordshire. Turtle Doves, the breeding range of which in the UK is restricted to south-east England, have declined sharply over the past few decades, partly due to intensification of farming and hedge removal, and partly because of shooting in south-west Europe when they are on migration to their wintering grounds in West Africa. Habitat restoration including the encouragement of thorny scrub to nest in and plenty of seeds to feed on should help. It is to be hoped that the recent moratorium on shooting in the EU will mitigate the situation.
12 June 2013
Collared Doves, RSPB Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
A pair of Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto), RSPB Loch Spynie. Collared Dove first colonised Britain in 1955, and in a short period their population grew massively as noted by the British Trust for Ornithology. Initally four birds were recorded in 1955, then the population reached approximately 15,000-25,000 pairs by 1970 (Hudson 1972).
30 January 2024
Collared doves, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto) on a bird feeder in Kelvindale, Glasgow
21 December 2003
Collared dove, Glasgow
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CEP - Glasgow
Collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) in Hamilton Park Avenue, Glasgow. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1978.
09 August 1978
Collared Doves, Carrbridge, Speyside
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5
Cairngorms National Park in winter
Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) in a snowy tree, Carrbridge, Speyside. This would have been a rare sight 50 years ago before Collared doves expanded across Britain.
02 February 2008
Collared Dove
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254
Coll
Collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) perching on a fence post, Coll.
