Identifying Great Spotted Woodpecker and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Are you unsure of the identity of a black and white woodpecker coming to your garden feeder? Great Spotted or Lesser Spotted? Let this workshop help you to confidently identify these two species.

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Even as we reach the beginning of November, autumn migration is still very evident. Birds continue to arrive in the UK from more northerly regions to spend the next few months here in our warmer winters, before...

Identifying Great Spotted Woodpecker and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

BTO bird identification videos are supported by Natureguides

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