It’s possible I caught the call of a turtle dove recently, possible also that it was wishful thinking - but I heard a strange call that my ears pricked up on and dismissed collared dove and wood pigeon - both of which I know well! And I’d forgotten until I read this. It seems that the environment here might be right for them; weedy, seedy margins, scrubby woodland in a river valley… perhaps.
Lovely stuff as always. Just caught the faintest turrrring at the very end of a circuit of Knepp the other day. Perked us right up.
It’s possible I caught the call of a turtle dove recently, possible also that it was wishful thinking - but I heard a strange call that my ears pricked up on and dismissed collared dove and wood pigeon - both of which I know well! And I’d forgotten until I read this. It seems that the environment here might be right for them; weedy, seedy margins, scrubby woodland in a river valley… perhaps.