Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

[melv16]

Just seen the above in my local park...yaaayyyyy

[Chipchopper]

Well done Melve!
I know they do often like to hang out at the very tops of trees, making them harder to spot.

[melv16]

Luckily, there aren't any leaves on the trees yet, chippy. So, you can see and hear them drumming (like a hammer drill) and the call is very similar to a kestrel.

[Togo]

We have had a pair visiting the bird feeder all winter. They seem to concentrate mainly on the suet block with mealworms added, but do occasionally use the peanut feeder. They never visit together but take turns an appear to keep "watch" for reach other. We also have a Kestrel which targets the feeder so they are very wary.

[MargoTester]

We've had one in our garden, also regular visits from a pair of greater spotted woodpeckers. We back onto woods and often hear them hammering away.

[MargoTester]

We also have regular visits from a nuthatch a beautiful little bird.

[gness]

Hi, Melv......I may not have waxwings in my garden, but I do have a visiting Lesser Spotted Woodpecker!....and yesterday, for the first time......a flock of goldcrest.....
Yesterday there was a report of one waxwing in the town....first time here....or at least seen here.....

One of my favourites, Margo.....I would love to see a nuthatch in the garden....x

[MargoTester]

Gness we are lucky. An ardent birdwatcher friend of ours questioned me when I told him of the visits, as he has never seen one, until I told him in detail what the bird was like. I managed to get a picture of one on the bird feeder and he was extremely jealous.

[Togo]

Nuthatch and Treecreeper visits us too Margo. Brilliant antics on the nuts and seed dispensers.

[gness]

I imagine he was, Margo......my last garden attracted so many different birds....even waders!....But never a nuthatch....that would be wonderful....x

[Patsy33]

Thought all you feathered friends would appreciate this beautiful duck!
https://m.facebook.com/Anze001/photos/a.157621421054805.35741.157501471066800/296914693792143/?type=3&;source=48

[MargoTester]

Haven't seen a treecreeper Togo, but I love watching the upside down nutchatch, such beautiful colours.

[trt]

I was watching an old IQ last night on Dave.

Dont know which type of woodpecker it was, but Stephen Fry, was saying their tongues are 2 thirds the length of their body, and have some kind of ear at the tip, where they can hear!

[gness]

I have one of those in my garden, Patsy.......bought for me by a friend.....but it's metal.... :-(

[ladybirder]

Congratulations to all who have seen a LSW as they are Red Listed. How lucky are you!! Here is a site which would like to hear from you, especially if you know where they are nesting.

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=6194

[maggiebee]

Used to have one of these beautiful birds visit my nut feeder regularly but haven't seen him in yonks.

[Chipchopper]

Both the LSW & larger GSW, seem amazingly camouflaged among silver birch trees.
I get the GSW, visiting by feeders but not been lucky enough to see the smaller variety so far.