I ignore the nearby tawny pipits, spotless starlings and chattering common waxbills. I just watch and stare at this weird bird as it moves about, sometimes looking mechanical, at other times, graceful ...

The hoopoe, a crested bird with a unique appearance which is mentioned in Jewish legends about King Shlomo (Solomon) and the Queen of Sheba, is common throughout Israel.

A Common Hoopoe using a nest box placed in a house in the suburbs of Coimbatore. A. Seyed Rabiya and her family at Kovaipudur in the suburbs of Coimbatore have been waking up to a sharp yet ...

The hoopoe - a colourful crested thrush-sized bird which lives in continental Europe but is a spring visitor to the UK - will have permanently crossed the English Channel, as will the black kite ...

Sightings were made across the south west but largely in Cornwall and Dorset. Hoopoes do not breed in the UK, but as many as 100 can turn up in spring (mostly seen solo) as they overshoot their ...

LAHORE: Once a common sight in Lahore’s lush gardens, the hoopoe — a bird renowned for its striking appearance and unique call — now faces an uncertain future in the city.

Cornwall has seen an "unprecedented influx" of a rare bird in recent weeks thanks to favourable weather conditions. Bird and wildlife conservation charity RSPB England said it has logged 80 reports of ...