Farming for turtle doves in Essex

Photo: Martin Smith, by Sam Lee (RSPB) Burnham Wick Farm is a medium-sized arable farm. Since Martin Smith took over its management in 2003, he has worked hard to develop a thriving arable environment...
Want to see turtle doves?

Many farmers across the East and South East are working hard to give turtle doves a home as they return from their wintering grounds in Africa. But still, as numbers are ever dwindling and their breeding...
Turtle dove reminisces

Guest blog by Peter Wilkinson, ringer, birder and amazing volunteer from Hertfordshire It is a truth universally acknowledged among ringers (well, perhaps not among the statisticians, who know that...
Turtle Doves: Reminisces of a volunteer

Guest blog by Peter Wilkinson, ringer, birder and amazing volunteer from Hertfordshire It is a truth universally acknowledged among ringers (well, perhaps not among the statisticians, who know that...
In search of turtle doves

Turtle doves are just embarking on their long flight to return to our shores – but in far fewer numbers than even 5 years ago. We are working hard to understand the causes of these declines. Jenny Bright...