Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Local status: Very rare vagrant

This southern European species is a regular spring overshoot to the UK, also occurring in autumn and winter, albeit in smaller numbers. The York area records have reflected this pattern with five of the seven records occurring in April and May, with the other two in late summer and autumn.

Records:
2024: Stamford Bridge, September/October
2022: Woodhouse Grange, 29th and 30th June. one
2020: Scrayingham, 4th October. one
2020: York-Elvington road, 26th September, believed to be the same bird was seen later the same day at Nether Poppleton.

Hoopoe at Nether Poppleton 26th September 2020 © Claire Dyson

2016: Wigginton, 17th April. one photographed
2014: Ampleforth, 27th April.
2008: Dunnington, 20th to 22nd July.

Hoopoe at Dunnington © Jane Chapman, Aug 2008

2003: Castle Howard, 2nd October. Terrington, 4th October.
2002: Knapton, 1st to 2nd April.
1982: Fangfoss, 26th May. Dead.
1978: Knavesmire, York, 22nd April.
1969: Crayke. No further details.

Unsubstantiated records:
1993: Seavy Carr, 13th to 14th May.