| The top five most "valued economic species (winter population): 1 Chaffinch; 2 Grey partridge; 3 Skylark; 4
Stock dove; 5 Linnet.
The
stock dove, rock dove and turtle dove are all protected species and may not be shot at any time.
The
stock dove: From the tall trees came the hoo-hooing of a
stock dove, a ghostly but soft sound.
There will be few easier bumper winners this season than Green Tango, who was in control early in the straight and was eased down by JP Byrne to score by three and a half lengths from
Stock Dove for the
a big loser, after its
stock dove from $17 to $8.50.
Due to the mild weather the first migratory bird, a
stock dove, was observed on 22 January and since then about ten species have been observed, including fieldfare, jackdaw and skylark.
After hitting a high of $17.50 a share on December 19, 1997, the
stock dove to $8.50 early the following October.
Only one species, the
stock dove, had shifted to laying eggs later.
Mae'r cudyll coch (Falco tinnunculus; kestrel), y gwalch glas (Accipiter nisus; sparrowhawk) a'r golomen wyllt (Columba oenas;
stock dove) hefyd i'w gweld yma.
But, this winter alone, devoted West Midland Bird Club Members have patiently recorded species including snipe, bullfinch, little grebe, pochard, siskin, wiggon, jay, teal, cormorant, shoveler, coal tit, goosander, green woodpecker,
stock dove, wood duck, mute swan, reed bunting, kestrel, buzzard, pheasant, gadwall, dunnocks, and ringneck parakeet.
Corn buntings and grey partridges have seen numbers drop by more than 90% over 40 years in the face of changes in farming practices, although two specialist farmland bird species - the
stock dove and goldfinches - have seen numbers double.
The Horticultural Development Company's (HDC) study showed that horticultural cropping is likely to provide high-quality habitats for a range of species including the grey partridge, jackdaw, lapwing, skylark,
stock dove, tree sparrow, yellow wagtail and yellowhammer.