Woodpeckers

In answer to a question asked on Twitter here are some quick pointers to help you identify Woodpeckers.Hi Karen,The greater Spotted Woodpecker is a medium sized Black and white bird roughly the size of a Blackbird. The underparts are a dirty white colour but the main colour indicator is that the male, female and juveniles all have a patch of easily seen red body feathers beneath the tail and a

In answer to a question asked on Twitter here are some quick pointers to help you identify Woodpeckers.Hi Karen,The greater Spotted Woodpecker is a medium sized Black and white bird roughly the size of a Blackbird. The underparts are a dirty white colour but the main colour indicator is that the male, female and juveniles all have a patch of easily seen red body feathers beneath the tail and a