Turtle doves are the UK's fastest declining bird species and they are threatened with global extinction. Jamie Wyver is part of the team running Operation Turtle Dove, a partnership between the RSPB, ...

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Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove. The soft purring song of the turtle Doves are ...

A biologist has shown that bastard doves can fend for themselves. Despite having a strange coo, hybrid offspring are still able to defend their territory. This is necessary for further reproduction.

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Farmers and landowners have been urged to step up their efforts to save turtle doves from extinction after the species' dramatic continuing decline was highlighted in a new report. Despite the best ...