http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-27508472

Very unusual!

Wow! Spectacular bird, always wanted to see one of those.

I remember first seeing one of those in Tunisia, brilliantly bonkers little thing!

Saw them often growing up as a kid in South Africa.
We called it a Hoep-hoep, similar sounding to “whoop whoop”.

Saw something very similar in North Wales other week. What other birds have a similar colour way? Red top, black and white bottom?

Saw something very similar in North Wales other week. What other birds have a similar colour way? Red top, black and white bottom?

spotted woodpecker

I wonder how man “twitchers” are now peering though binoculars at the garden and house where this has taken up residence

My Gran got one of those in her garden a few years back (near Durham), we had to restrain her from trying to make a cup of tea and a bacon butty for every twitcher that turned up once the word got out.

Definitely wasn’t a woodpecker. Looked more like a pigeon/magpie shape.

Chris sounds like a Jay

I’d agree with a Jay

I’d agree with a Jay

I’d disagree with

colour way

😕

Just looked out the window and i cant see it.

What other birds have a similar colour way? Red top, black and white bottom?

A kinky upside-down Newcastle fan?

hoopoe. the clue is in the link 😉

Pyro why upside down – it could be a Ginger Toon fan in shorts

hoopoe..

A Jay, yesterday…

Yep. Think that was probably it!

Not as exciting as a hoopoeopeoe.