Residents in Europe can count themselves very lucky indeed if they spot a Eurasian hoopoe as the birds migrate north from Africa. The cinnamon-coloured birds have an eye-catching crest, black and ...

The cinnamon-coloured bird is a medium sized creature, between 25–32cm in length with a 44–48cm wingspan. Hoopoe derives from the noise of its call which sounds similar to "hoopoe".

The hoopoe bird's most striking feature is its crest or "crown" which it raises when it's excited. Birdwatchers have been flocking to Swansea Bay to catch sight of a rare hoopoe bird.

Sightings of the bird on Portland have been posted on birdguides.com and on social media. Back in 2014 a hoopoe was spotted at a Dorset burial ground. It was seen at the Higher Ground Meadow ...