Residents in Europe can count themselves very lucky indeed if they spot a Eurasian hoopoe as the birds migrate north from Africa. The cinnamon-coloured birds have an eye-catching crest, black and ...

This hoopoe was spotted in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland, Deadline News reported, over 500 miles north of where the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said they are sometimes seen ...

The Portuguese for hoopoe is poupa. Hoopoes are mentioned in the Bible and are now the National Bird of Israel. Its image appears in Egyptian hieroglyphics and on walls and tombs along the Nile. Where ...

The Eurasian hoopoe are colourful birds with a distinctive "crown" of feathers and striped wings. They are found across Asia, Africa and Europe but are hardly ever seen in south Wales.

A bird-watcher and nature lover had the rare experience of a visit from a hoopoe. Linda Moederzoon, from Bridgham, Norfolk, spotted the bird in her back garden and it stayed for three days.

Birdwatchers have been treated to multiple sightings of African Hoopoes as around 80 of the colourful, migratory birds have arrived in Ireland in the past two weeks.

The hoopoe bird's most striking feature is its crest or "crown" which it raises when it's excited. Birdwatchers have been flocking to Swansea Bay to catch sight of a rare hoopoe bird.

A hoopoe has been spotted in Foulridge Lower Reservoir. According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the bird does not breed in the UK, but as many as 100 hoopoes are known ...

Birdwatchers have been flocking to Swansea Bay to catch sight of a rare hoopoe bird. The colourful feathered bird is noted for its crest or "crown" which it raises when it's excited. They don't ...