Was it a Hoopoe ?
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Was it a Hoopoe ?
Spotted a bird flying across the road on the tarlton /bretherton border all i could see was black and white plumage from behind the bird was flying quite low and looked diferent to a gs pecker it landed in the church grounds next to the traffic lights .
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Re: Was it a Hoopoe ?
There was a bird in Nottinghamshire and one near Harrogate a few days ago and with the southerly winds of recent days it would not be an unlikely record. When I've seen them fly there really is very little else like them. Is it the little church on the A59 on the left after you cross the border?
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Re: Was it a Hoopoe ?
It could have been. They seem to like churchyards. The last record for the Chorley area was at St Mary's Eccleston in 1989. As Ian says there was an influx on the south coast two or three weeks ago, and they've presumably all dispersed northwards.
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Re: Was it a Hoopoe ?
Had a half hour mooch there this morning before work and didn't find anything matching the description. Lots of hiding places though.
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Re: Was it a Hoopoe ?
You went to the right place Ian , there also been a hoopoe in royton ( manchester birding site ) in the last week or so .