After eluding us for 3 days we were finally able to catch our first Turtle Dove for 2020 at a farm near Nisse this weekend.
Meet Bram: a healthy, adult, male Turtle Dove weighing an excellent 166g.
While we are still waiting patiently to see if our 2019 Turtle Doves will return from Africa, Bram is settling in to his new GPS tag. His data over the last few days alone already indicates a strong territory and a nearby foraging site. Bram is the final bird to be tagged on the 2019/2020 habitat research project "Turtle Doves in a Changing Landscape".
We hope he has a successful breeding season here in the Zak van Zuid-Beveland this year.
