My favourite bird since I was a kid. Maybe my first favourite animal ever. Pretty much always remained so too.
African Hoopoes do not usually migrate as far north as Ireland, but it is believed that a weather phenomenon, known as Sahara Dust, has carried them here.
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Birdwatchers thrilled as African Hoopoe seen in Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0404/1505814-hoopoe-bird/My favourite bird since I was a kid. Maybe my first favourite animal ever. Pretty much always remained so too.
African Hoopoes do not usually migrate as far north as Ireland, but it is believed that a weather phenomenon, known as Sahara Dust, has carried them here.