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 ...

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.

This hoopoe bird was seen in a horse field in Weston, Portland, and was captured on camera thanks to persistent - and aptly named - photographer Shazz Hooper. The colourful feathered bird ...

But the hoopoe is the triple crown winner of onomatopoeia. Not only is its English name a transcription of the soft, repeated call, the binomial taxonomic name, chosen by Linnaeus, is Upupa epops ...

Birdwatchers have been flocking to a reservoir in Foulridge after a hoopoe has been spotted in Foulridge Lower Reservoir.

Beachgoers have shared their excitement at spotting a rare bird prancing along a Welsh beach. Many birdwatchers have been snapping great pictures of a Eurasian hoopoe bird over the last week at ...

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.

Birders were aflutter after a rare Hoopoe bird, typically a native bird found across Africa, was spotted in Northern Ireland, photos showed.

Twitchers flock to see rare hoopoe bird after it lands in Welsh garden to couple's amazement The bird is usually only spotted in parts of southern England, and only very rarely News By ...

The Eurasian hoopoe is normally found in north or sub-Saharan Africa or southern Europe. Ornithologists have been visiting Swansea to photograph the hoopoe strutting on the beach on the city's ...