The UK kingfisher is very different to our chatty kingfisher at home. Elusive is the word for the UK kingfisher. Should have been called the Elusive Kingfisher, not the Common kingfisher. Ours is noisy and likes to let you know where it is, what it is eating, thinking, commenting on…. This one …the Elusive One, came out of nowhere like a tiny jet fighter and was gone. The sketch above is from the bird guide book.