Davyo Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Just seen my 1st Hoopoe today while driving down a narrow lane in Menorca.Thought it was a Jay at 1st glance as it flew over the road about 5mtrs in front of the car.It landed on a fence and it's crest opened,WOW what a sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Davyo said: Just seen my 1st Hoopoe today while driving down a narrow lane in Menorca.Thought it was a Jay at 1st glance as it flew over the road about 5mtrs in front of the car.It landed on a fence and it's crest opened,WOW what a sight. Great to see aren't they,.........the odd one or two drop into the south of England each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Seen them in Southern Spain in the past, a very pretty bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Saw my first in Majorca last year, very impressive bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 For me, it was in Croatia. We had a very obliging one that came into the garden. spent many a happy an afternoon pretending to do thesis writing whilst watching him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Davyo said: Just seen my 1st Hoopoe today while driving down a narrow lane in Menorca.Thought it was a Jay at 1st glance as it flew over the road about 5mtrs in front of the car.It landed on a fence and it's crest opened,WOW what a sight. Your in Menorca and and looking at feathered birds and saying wow. You can tell your of a certain age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 I was working in Shanghai for the last two weeks. There were a lot of hoopooes in the grounds of the business park. First time I had seen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Used to see lots in Andalucia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 11 hours ago, figgy said: Your in Menorca and and looking at feathered birds and saying wow. You can tell your of a certain age. Son Bou beach for that kind of bird watching figgy.I could watch Euopean birds all day but have to swap the bino's for Mirror Sun glasses.Stops my face connecting with the wife's hand.😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Davyo said: Son Bou beach for that kind of bird watching figgy.I could watch Euopean birds all day but have to swap the bino's for Mirror Sun glasses.Stops my face connecting with the wife's hand.😇 Ah, Son Bou, that brings back memories, or was that mammaries ? Also Binibeca. But for the feathered variety, it had to be the reserve at Es Grau. OB Edited June 10, 2019 by Old Boggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Ah, Son Bou, that brings back memories, or was that mammaries ? Also Bini Beca. But for the feathered variety, it had to be the reserve at Es Grau. OB Staying in Binibeca now it's my 4th year in a row.Lovely Villa with a pool at the top of the Village.Love the peace & quiet,not a football shirt in sight.Oh and the sea food @ SA MusMusclera is to die for. Edited June 10, 2019 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Davyo said: Staying in Binibeca now it's my 4th year in a row.Lovely Villa with a pool at the top of the Village.Love the peace & quiet,not a football shirt in sight. I think that Binibeca has got to be the best and prettiest place on the Island. Very envious of you Davyo. My son lives in mainland Spain in Mijas and has hoopoes in his garden daily. I see the odd one here in Kent most springs as they pass through. As said, lovely birds. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Old Boggy said: I think that Binibeca has got to be the best and prettiest place on the Island. Very envious of you Davyo. My son lives in mainland Spain in Mijas and has hoopoes in his garden daily. I see the odd one here in Kent most springs as they pass through. As said, lovely birds. OB Fell in love with Binibeca the 1st time & I now book up before I leave.1st time I've stopped in June.Usually go August but it's too hot on an evening.June it's still 23/25 during the day and stays around 19/20 on an evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyh Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Saw one in Gosforth near Newcastle Airport in the 70's took a lot of working out what it was back then. No internet only books. I couldn't believe it! Neither did I believe my youngest Son when he said he had seen a pair of Bee Eaters near Newtown Aycliffe, Co. Durham in the 90's when out shooting. But he had, they made the BBC News, nesting in a local Quarry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDES EDGE Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 14 hours ago, twenty said: Great to see aren't they,.........the odd one or two drop into the south of England each year. I was lucky enough to see one in Kent last year in the spring it sat on the farm drive in front of us only about 20 yds was about for a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 There was a Blue Rock Thrush in Stow on the wold last year, another bird which is normally associated with the Mediterranean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Davyo said: Son Bou beach for that kind of bird watching figgy.I could watch Euopean birds all day but have to swap the bino's for Mirror Sun glasses.Stops my face connecting with the wife's hand.😇 Never move your you head only your eyes. Saves some pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I saw numbers of Hoopoes while catfishing on the River Ebro at Riba Rocha, every one a beauty, you could hear them calling hoo poo poo, quite magical. There were also Golden Orioles and little Bitterns, OH! and Storks! flipping amazing!! It was just as well there were all these natural beauties all around as the Cat-fishing was very slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 9 hours ago, Sussexboy said: I was working in Shanghai for the last two weeks. There were a lot of hoopooes in the grounds of the business park. First time I had seen them. I did some bird watching through taxi Windows in Shanghai, saw numbers of black pigeon/dove sized birds which I took to be Mynah birds. Sadly no Hoopoes, lots of LBJs (little brown jobs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 hello, interesting the type of birds you get in hot countries compared to uk, Hong Kong city has few green spaces yet lovely trees are in abundance and always some bird song, as in south China cities where it is all high rise buildings and apartments, staying in my friends many years ago you felt like a bird it was so high up, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I see many of them while holidaying in Egypt. Lovely looking bird/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 1st one I ever saw was as a child in our garden in Wales - a very exotic visitor. They're common winter visitors to Saudi though and I see them regularly now. Remarkably un-shy birds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Hoopoe's and golden oreals used to turn up on local estate in Suffolk when it was heavily keepered in the 70/80's Both had very distinctive calls. Red backed shrike to for a few years. Found one of their larders they make on a barb wire fence when i was a kid. NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Seen them many times in southern France and heard them with their distinctive call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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