The head of communications and development at Birdwatch Ireland has said the rare oriental turtle dove, discovered in a housing estate in Lisburn, Co Antrim, has probably been there since December.

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Across a field from our house, doves line the edge of a neighbor’s roof. I surmise – because from where I gaze I cannot see – that a dovecote stands just by to shelter these pigeons. Smaller and ...

The charity issued the plea to farmers in the East of England, still a relative stronghold of the bird, on the 100th anniversary of the extinction of North America’s passenger pigeon. Just like the ...

An Oriental turtle-dove is photographed through a scope perched in a tree at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Higgins Place around 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A bird sighted ...

The Turtle Dove – forever associated with the festive season through the words of the seasonal song 12 Days of Christmas – is one of the fastest declining species in the country. Sightings this summer ...