Friday, 18 February 2011

Oriental Turtle Dove February 2011


Oriental Turtle Dove © Gordon Youdale, many thanks.
A couple of pics of the Oriental Turtle Dove which has been present in an Oxfordshire garden (Chipping Norton) for a few days now.

A queuing system is in operation with the (birder) house-holder charging £5 a time (5 mins) to view the bird and all proceeds going to local nature conservation.


Only about 5 or 6 birds recorded in the UK since 1960 so quite a sought after rarity.

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