The Eurasian Hoopoe was still showing well on Sunday afternoon when I
left the Roebuck Roadhouse at about 1415. It seems to spend a lot of
time roosting up in the shade. The best way to find it is to just
park in the bay at the corner (closest to the Port Hedland road) and
wait for it to come into one of the trees or the watered grass
area. The staff at the roadhouse think it is more likely to be seen
in the afternoon.
I first found it at 11:50 on Saturday after an hour's wait (great
relief!). It fairly quickly moved on but reappeared on the lawn at
13:15 and was still there at 13:45 went I went back to Broome to pick
up Barbara Harvey from Sydney. We returned at about 15:00. Alex
Watson had just seen it. It took until about 15:45 before Richard
Baxter relocated it at the back of the dongas as he was checking in.
We returned again Sunday afternoon and quite quickly relocated it at
about 14:00 or so. It flew across the road.
A great bird. I am surprised that so few people have gone for
it. Mike Carter, Rohan Clarke and George Swann are due to return to
Broome from Ashmore on Monday, so I am certain they will go for it,
so there should be further updates.
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