Saturday 18 January 2014

January 18th.

Hoopoe

8 comments:

  1. A great find Alan! As you say it must be the same bird. I wonder how long it has been around and how long it will stay.

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  2. Hi Phil,in the area there is a lot of land with short turf and sandy soils,good feeding habitat,but on private land,thats probably why its rarely seen.

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  3. Great find Alan, good to get a pic too :-)

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  4. Hi Alan.
    Just to let you know this Hoopoe has been in Birling as well. I've seen it on various dates from mid-Dec to early Jan but with no set pattern!
    Trevor

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  5. Hi Trevor,very interesting,thanks.

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  6. Hi Alan/Trevor

    Can you give any more details of rough area in Birling it's been seen? Bull Rd/Snodland Rd?

    Cheers

    Adam

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  7. Adam
    I mostly saw it in Ryarsh Road which is where I live, on lawns and it flew down to the horse fields to the North of the road. It came in my garden three times, I haven't seen it in Birling since 5th Jan. Hope this helps

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  8. Thanks Alan/Trevor

    I visited the area this afternoon, and as you say plenty of habitats that are ideal for it. A couple of helpful residents confirmed it was still in the Sandy Lane area last week (Tue) so I'll keep looking!

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