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What is Operation Turtle Dove?

Operation Turtle Dove (OTD), launched in 2012 is a project which aims to reverse the decline of one of England’s best loved farmland birds, the Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur. OTD is a partnership of four liked-minded organisations with the determination to save this iconic species. The project partners are the RSPB, Pensthorpe Conservation Trust, Fair to Nature and Natural England.

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• Hobby In Kent – Rob Clements
• Nightingales in Kent in 2012 – Andrew Henderson and Geoff Orton
• Nightingales in Kent; Update - Andrew Henderson and Geoff Orton
• Storm Petrels in Kentish Waters – Norman McCanch
• Autumn ring-tailed harriers in Kent - Chris Hindle
• Black-winged Stilts at Cliffe 2014-17 - Will Tofts
• Rookeries in East and South Kent – John Websper
• The Hawfinch in Kent – Rob Clements
• Firecrests in Kent – Rob Clements
• Breeding Waders in north Kent - Alan Johnson
• Turnstone monitoring in Thanet - Ian Hodgson
• Little Egrets in Kent (2003) – Gordon Allison
• Water Rail Survey 2003 & 2005 – Michael Ellison
• Nightjars in Kent 1981-2004 – Murray Orchard
• Population estimate of Kestrels in Kent - Rob Clements
• Population estimates of Sparrowhawk in Kent – Rob Clements
• Marsh Harrier in Kent 2005 – P J Oliver
• Buzzards in Kent (2007) - Rob Clements
• Storm Petrels in Kent 2006 – Dave Walker and Rob Clements
• Hooded Crow in Kent and Lincolnshire – Andrew Henderson
• The Golden Eagle in Kent – Norman McCanch