HOOPOE
Upupa epops - c.30
Katherine Boon
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2020 (2)
MARCH: One reported from Shepperdine Riding
School, south of Lagoon II at Oldbury Power
Station late in the month.
JUNE: One was both seen and photographed
around the grounds of Box Hedge Farm between
Henfield and Westerleigh on the 14th.
2018
APRIL: One was seen briefly in Kingsgate
Park, Yate early morning on the 15th but
sadly could not be relocated. MAY: One both
seen and photographed at the entrance to
Oldfield Farm on the outskirts of Marshfield
mid month.
2016
APRIL: One was reported In fields next to
the M5 near the railway line and Windsor
Close, Hallen in the evening on the 14th. It
was still present in the area on the 15th
but had relocated to private gardens in
Hallen with no general access. MAY: One was
present on the 9th - 10th in gardens at
Copley Court, Hanham where it was videoed.
OCTOBER: One was present from 14:00 to 16:30
on the 10th in and around the car park of
Tortworth Plants, Tortworth at ST: 703 929.
2014
One was seen and photographed in a garden on
Goldcrest Road at Chipping Sodbury on May
14th.
2013
One was seen and heard at around 06:30 on
May 18th very briefly as it flew from the
pines backing on to Hot Water Lane on Siston
Hill Estate at Mangotsfield. It was seen
heading towards Siston Common.
2011
One was seen Oldbury Power Station at
lunchtime on May 3rd. It was feeding on the
track between Lagoons I & II near Reactor I
then in flight when inadvertently flushed by
walkers; A local newspaper carried an
article reporting one on May 7th in a garden
at Robin Way, Chipping Sodbury.
2010
One was seen in a private garden on Kington
Lane, Thornbury on March 28th; One was
reported from a private estate at Iron Acton
between July 20th - 29th in an area with no
public access.
2009
One was seen on a telegraph pole at Woodmead
Lane, Doynton at 18:30 on April 22nd around
ST: 725 744; One was reported at Lower
Morton near Thornbury on April 26th seen on
a fence post.
2008
At 11:30 on April 11th one was found at
Dyrham on Sands Farm feeding on a manure
heap at ST: 739 749. It was present
throughout the afternoon and was last seen
at around 17:10 when it flushed to a near by
copse and was not seen again by dusk. At
08:30 on April 12th the bird was relocated
and was present throughout the day. Still
present on April 13th it was last reported
at 15:35; One, possibly two were seen
independently on Severnside on April 27th.
The first was seen in flight leaving sheep
fields at Aust Warth, onto the Warth
subsequently returning to the sheep fields
at 08:15. The same or another was reported
400 metres south of Severn Beach on the
track between the sea wall and railway at
around 08:45.
2004
A single bird was seen in the Yate area and
was present from August 18th - 23rd.
1998
One was seen at Little Badminton April 8th -
13th.
1994
On May 20th one was seen near Hallen, it was
also seen on June 13th and 14th.
1993
On April 26th one was found at West
Littleton and was still present on April
27th.
1978
One was reported in early July at
Rangeworthy and watched on a track through a
meadow at eight metres range.
1974
One was present near Thornbury towards the
end of April.
1971
One was reported from Filton Golf Course on
September 6th and remained in the area until
September 16th.
1959
On April 14th one was identified at
Almondsbury and was seen briefly in flight;
On August 26th (probably from August 22nd)
one was seen at Winterbourne Park and was
present until August 29th, the observer
records that a gardener saw it there a week
beforehand.
1956
On August 11th at Siston, one was seen on
the lawn of Siston Court and was still
present on August 12th.
1950
One was noted on April 4th at Woodlands Farm
near Doynton. It was present from April 4th
- 10th and an accurate description from the
gamekeeper confirmed the identification.
1949
On June 5th at Upton Cheney a bird was
photographed on the lawn of Upton Cheney
House.
1948 - 1890
No records found between these years!
1889
One was seen sometime in the spring at New
Passage.
1878
One was seen near Charfield sometime around
this date.