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European turtle dove · Streptopelia turtur
Malta
This bird has stayed within a few kilometres since 26 Aug 2026 — it may be resident, or the tag may have failed
- Distance
- 2 kmalong recorded positions
- Tracked for
- 1 day26 Aug 2026 – 27 Aug 2026
- Positions
- 30GPS fixes stored
- Latest fix
- 27 Aug 202637.14°N, 13.98°E
Where Malta has been
About European turtle doves
The soft, rolling turrr-turrr of the turtle dove is a sound Europe very nearly lost: Germany has shed almost 90% of its breeding pairs since 1980, and the Netherlands is down to somewhere between 600 and 900. It is the only dove of central Europe that is a true long-distance migrant, leaving a Dutch hedgerow to cross the Sahara and winter in the Sahel, some 5,000 km away.
Data: Habitrack European Turtle Dove (Movebank study 3413045568, CC BY) via Movebank. Tracking identifier Malta 2024_1.