'They’re unlike anything else you can see here'
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A rare bird has been spotted in Sussex to the delight of excited birdwatchers who love its ‘flamboyant’ look

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/10347481

Flamboyant hoopoes: Rare bird which doesn’t live in UK is spotted by excited southern birdwatchers

Some eagle-eyed residents have been spotting the ‘flamboyant’ Hoopoe in several spots in Sussex over the past week – including Brighton and Hankham. Polly Mair shared these stunning photos, taken at Hankham, on X. The sighting is particularly exciting for birdwatchers, as Hoopoes aren’t native to the UK.

  • probablynakedOPEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    Any of our UK friends get a glimpse of these bad boys??

  • @ForeignerEnglish
    1•6 months ago

    I saw one of these some 30 odd years ago (not in the UK) as a kid and it ignited a lifelong love of birds. Haven’t seen one in almost as long, but they’ll always have a special place in my heart. Lucky people getting to see them in the UK!

  • @Ross_audioEnglish
    1•6 months ago

    Reminds me of striped biologist-taunters.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
    1•9 days ago

    Cool, but that website is awful, and won’t even load the images for me. They’re probably hosting them on some tracking network that’s being blocked by my setup.