Lesser spotted woodpecker perched on thin branch
Our #JKLMNOP #BirdoftheDay is Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
This spring, audio monitoring may reveal that we have more of these elusive woodland dwellers than we thought. Find out more with @mallalieum.bsky.social and Chris Packham. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwft...
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This ladderback made the early morning worthwhile today! #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
Thanks for inviting us to record a podcast with you about Lesser Spots, it was fun and good to highlight all the contributions from LesserSpotNet volunteers
🥁Episode 10 of the Wandering Ecologist is live!🥁 We're joined by the brilliant Ken & Linda @lesserspotnet.bsky.social shining the spotlight on the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, one of Britain’s rarest & most secretive woodland birds & how new sound analysis is a real gamechanger for surveying them 🐦
I've managed to find 3 lesser spots excavating 3 holes this spring. And I've found two other new holes nearby. Here's hoping the birds use one or two of these for nests. This male like the others has almost finished. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds The birds are now very quiet and elusive.
@lesserspotnet.bsky.social The Blean, 11th April. He spent much of the morning flicking out wood chips and his mate popped by on a couple of occasions
Excellent find, thanks Paul. One to watch.
A Green Woodpecker is shown. It has a green body, a red cap, a black head and a grey face. It is perched on the ground facing right. A map of England is shown, along with a down arrow that states that this species declined by 35% 2014-204. The title says: ‘Green Woodpecker.’ The BBS logo also features a drawing of a Goldfinch.
(3/) The possible reasons why Green Woodpeckers are declining in England are currently quite challenging to determine. It may be related to the availability of food, but more research will need to be done to prove this.
A Green Woodpecker is shown. It has a green body, a red cap, a black head and a grey face. It is perched on a branch facing left. The title says: ‘Green Woodpecker.’ The BBS logo also features a drawing of a Goldfinch.
(2/) On the other hand, the vibrantly coloured and noisy Green Woodpecker has experienced a noticeable decline across England. It declined by 35% across the country between 2014–2024.
An image of a Great Spotted Woodpecker is shown. It is a mainly black and white bird with a creamy white breast. It has a red belly. It has two white spots on its back. A map of the UK is shown. The text says: Woodpeckers: Great Spotted Woodpecker 124% increase 1995-2024 UK. The BBS logo also features a drawing of a Goldfinch.
(1/) It’s hammer time! Great Spotted Woodpeckers continue to increase across the UK. This distinctive species is even being seen more regularly in Northern Ireland, where it used to be very scarce. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
Brief visit yesterday to check in on how the lesser spot pair were doing. Males hole seems finished. He was hanging around the females hole what she was inside trying to finish it off. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds
Another territory and this male was frantically drumming and calling all over the slope. Hope he has a female but she was conspicuous by her absence this morning @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds
Ashdown
2 Lesser spotted Woodpeckers m/f,Woodlarks,Yellowhammer,Linnets,Chiffchaffs,Stonechats,Siskins & Buzzards.
Chris Packham asks the questions about Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers & our own @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social and @mallalieum.bsky.social provide the answers & latest updates in this video from ecotalk at Bowyers Wood. Watch here www.ecotalk.co.uk/community-st...
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were detected at Bowyers Wood in East Sussex by acoustic monitoring. Chris Packham (Chief Ecologist for Ecotalk, who are restoring the woodland) interviews @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social & @mallalieum.bsky.social about all things LSW www.ecotalk.co.uk/community-st...
Found a new lesser spot hole today being excavated by a female with a little help from the male. 2nd hole Ive found from this pair so let's hope they use one of them! @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds
Successful hunt for Lesser spots today in an Essex woodland with @olicwildlife.bsky.social.
At least 1 bird seen.
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#essexbirding #Ukbirding
I saw some early signs of excavating at the weekend and come hail or shine this male lesser spot was busy excavating today. My earliest views of excavation. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds @angusrobin.bsky.social
Excellent, your LSW are starting early, but as we know LSW sometimes excavate several cavities before settling. Some are used for roosting.
Thanks Richard, it is a Great Spot drum, short (<1 sec) & accelerating. For Lessers the drum is longer & the interval between the drum beats is the same throughout, so it sounds 'flat'. But it's not easy as drums are variable, see our drumming guidance www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/images/Drums...
Can @lesserspotnet.bsky.social or others say whether this is definitely a Lesser Spot drumming? Heard only a in a couple of short bursts, and no bird seen. And it's a long time since I've encountered one! Sound file has been amplified. #KentBirding #KentNature
Thanks Richard, it is a Great Spot drum, short (<1 sec) & accelerating. For Lessers the drum is longer & the interval between the drum beats is the same throughout, so it sounds 'flat'. But it's not easy as drums are variable, see our drumming guidance www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/images/Drums...
LESSER PECKER. Brilliant views this morning. Turned up & it landed on the tree 5 mins after I arrived. Great views for 10 mins, then it was gone. It’s a massive thrill whenever I see this amazing little woodpecker. #ukbirding #birds @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #birdsseenin2026
Interesting video of a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker being chased away from its drumming tree by a Great Spot in the New Forest. Thanks for posting Matt
@lesserspotnet.bsky.social took five hours to locate this little fella - The Blean, Kent, 21st March
@lesserspotnet.bsky.social Haven't seen one on my patch in Whitstable for a few years but very glad to be in the right place at the right time today
Thanks, excellent. Definitely, right place, right time for Lesser Spots near where you are in Kent
Passive acoustic monitoring and AI
surveys reveal far more threatened Sussex Lesser spotted Woodpeckers than we thought.
Much bigger @lesserspotnet.bsky.social and @sussexornitholo.bsky.social underway this spring should give a fuller picture. Exciting times!
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3 pairs of lesser spots on a beautiful spring day. This is a new favourite tree for a local female. A wonderful day. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @angusrobin.bsky.social
Well done for persistence. Excellent record from Dorset.
