Turtle Dove increase! (1 Viewer)

[Winterdune]

Wow!

European Turtle Dove increases dramatically following hunting ban

Following a hunting ban, European Turtle Dove increased by 25% in Western Europe between 2021 and 2023, according to a new report. News of the recovery, which equates to an additional 400,000 breeding pairs across the region, comes as France, Spain and Portugal confirm the hunting ban will be...

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[pianoman]

Needed some good news

 

[Andy Lakin]

Have we seen an increase in the U.K tho? Seems like they have totally disappeared from a lot of former strongholds. Absolutely ridiculous that we have got to the point that they are now so uncommon as to be worthy of publishing on the bird news services!

 

[pianoman]

Be interesting to know if there was any relationship between the population of Collared Dove (sometimes called Collared Turtle Dove), which seems to be doing fine, and that of Turtle Dove. They seem to have similar niches and the overall impression over the last 50 years seems to be a replacement of one by the other. Hunting doesn't seem to be the only factor, especially in these islands

 

[Andy Lakin]

Apparently Collared Doves declined by 23% (3022 to 2022) after already starting to decline around the start of the 21st century. Therefore it wouldn't appear that is a large part of the decline. The habitat work being undertaken to help Turtle Doves is fantastic as it will benefit other farmland birds, but won't make much difference if it isn't done on a massive scale