Turtle Dove
Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove.
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 mentioned in the Song of Solomon in the Bible: " The voice of the turtle is heard in our land". They are migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and are now a treat to see here in the UK where they breed in farmland and scrub where they can find weed seeds for their growing young.
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Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Broadcasts
- Wed 3 Jul 201305:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 25 Jun 201405:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 29 Jun 201408:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 8 Jun 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 27 Dec 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 12 Apr 202008:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 13 Jul 202205:58BBC Radio 4
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