Hoopoe (a first for me)

Nice shots, of a species I've never seen. I'm glad he stuck around for the lens swap, the closes ups are fantastic.

An odd looking bird, well shot.

Thanks village, the mother in law doe'snt know how to use the internet, and her siblings and offspring think birding and photograpghy is weird, so i'm pretty safe. (unless it is wierd of course)

Thanks Keith.

Thanks Gary, your right Eurasian, i dont know how common they are but i was pleased to get a capture.
I got a minute's view of it and got 3 shots. After that i visited the same area several times over the next few days but did'nt get a sighting.

You lucky, lucky thing!!! I glimpsed one of these in the Gambia last year and am travelling to Portugal this year specifically to see them. I love these birds. Thanks hugely for sharing!!!

Thanks Anke,
It was a big bonus to what was a great holiday. Good luck in portugal.