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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New job alert 🪶🧪 We are hiring a Conservation Scientist to work on links between hydrological restoration and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker conservation Deadline: 7/10/26 Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme @naturalengland.bsky.social 📷Ben Andrew

A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker perched by its nest hole

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If you remember Bill Oddie for one thing, let it be for this 4 minutes of magic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY9...

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Starling Magic

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Wild Horizons @wildhorizons.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The last Willow Tit nest of the season now fledged, successfully protected from Great Spotted Woodpecker predation. No GSW predation in protected nests this year, in stark contrast to 100% predation rate by GSW in unprotected nests. Very promising results.

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Good news: #NaturalEngland have offered RSPB funding through the #SpeciesRecovery Programme Working in partnership, this funding will allow the RSPB to take action for 25 threatened species in England - from Turtle Dove & House Martin to Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & Shrill Carder Bee #wildagain

Caption: One of the 25 threatened species set to benefit from this new funding - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Alt text: Small woodpecker with a red crown and black-and-white wings clinging to a pale tree trunk, against a soft green forest background.

Credit: RSPB / Ben Andrew

Caption: One of the 25 threatened species set to benefit from this new funding - Turtle Dove

Alt text: A small dove with mottled chestnut and black wings, a black and white neck pattern and an orange eye, against an out-of-focus green background.

Credit: RSPB / Ben Andrew

One of the 25 threatened species set to benefit from this new funding - House Martin

Alt text: Four House Martin clustered on muddy ground, showing glossy blue-black heads and wings and bright white bellies, with a soft beige foreground and greenish background.

Credit: RSPB / Ben Andrew

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 'Ant-Flinger'- fascinating observations by David Bevan @djbevanphoto.bsky.social of a male LSW systematically removing & discarding wood ants whilst foraging for aphids. Article & video just published in @britishbirds.bsky.social see britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker foraging for aphids

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Great to get out and see some lovely Whinchat and tree pipits Rhondda valley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A very unusual nest! A pair of Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix feeding young Wrens Troglodytes troglodytes. I presume the warblers' nest was predated and they found this similar looking nest nearby and began to feed the young even though the adult Wrens were too! Dartmoor, Devon this morning.

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"Wales' Bermuda Triangle’ - the most notorious bird of prey persecution hotspot in the country" #BirdingWales www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...

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'Wales' Bermuda Triangle’ where bird killings have made it notorious

RSPB and police appeal for information to stop the illegal acts

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Watch BBC Countryfile tonight, BBC One at 7:15. Woodpecker Network and @lesserspotnet.bsky.social volunteers, Ken and Linda Smith, will be in the New Forest talking about and looking for Woodpeckers.

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

An explosion of male Silver Washed Fritillaries in the woods of Dartmoor this weekend. Lots of fighting for territories. Numbers of Red and White Admirals growing. @bcdevon.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

White admirals are my favourite UK butterfly. They live in the woods, are black and white, elusive, beautiful and if you put in the work can be very rewarding. A lot like my favourite bird! 5 seen this afternoon as the sun came out. @bcdevon.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Feeling downhearted after the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker breeding season is over? This good cheer from Somerset LSW volunteer @angusrobin.bsky.social

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A nice few hours at goldcliff lagoons saw a distant bittern and great to see so many whitethroats and reed bunting looks like the avocets didn’t do well again sadly due to predatation

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Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Joy at Abberton Res yesterday where for the third year out of four the CES team caught this Nightingale originally ringed in The Gambia in January 2020. Now 7 years old and still going strong. Just brilliant! 🇬🇲🇬🇧 @btobirds.bsky.social @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It was a two shrike day @rspbcymru.bsky.social's South Stack Cliffs reserve, though each tells a story of European loss in the face of farming change. Recent sightings from #NorthWales in the @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. 📷John Riley. #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/shrikes...

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Shrikes remind of summers past

RSPB South Stack hosted two different types of shrike at the weekend, one attracting plenty of attention from visitors. A female Woodchat Shrike spent several days hunting below the Visitor Centre....

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Henry Cook @hcbirding.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Incredible views of a migrating Common Quail as it flew past the ship in the English Channel! @sophieshrike.bsky.social

Common Quail flies over the sea with wings outstretched. It is a small brown streaky gamebird.

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john_l_uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @john-l-uk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Great to see Sanderling and Curlew Sandpiper although distant. Plenty of Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Black- tailed Godwits - twitchy and often in flight. #Gwent_Birds

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Goldcliff Birding #257 4K

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A young male lesser spotted woodpecker contemplates a leap of faith @edhorncastle.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Shaun Evans @shaunevans.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Always nice to see the Spotted Flycatchers and Garden Warblers return to our valley, several birds seen over the past few days. First decent photos I’ve taken of a GW they’re usually in thick cover. #birdingwales #birdsseenin2026 #birds

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The lesser spots have finally fledged! Want to see it don't watch this video! Watching through my bins and didn't notice my camera had frozen in the heat. Watch the pre-behaviour and you can hear the bird fly away calling at 31 secs. Then her siblings realise at 37 secs @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

What a wonderful spring Ive had following these lesser spots from drumming to fledging. Fun video from one of the few visits today. The parents were trying to force them out through hunger. Got a bit competitive in the nest. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Back this morning to see if the nest was empty. Surprised to see the male chick. Watched for an hour. No feeding from adults. One quick visit followed by a close visit and the Male fledged! Female checked the empty nest and then they were off together. Absolute joy. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds

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angusrobin.bsky.social @angusrobin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

6 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests have been monitored in Devon and Somerset this year. One failed at the hatching stage, others will be fledging in the next few days, 1-2 weeks early. Young can now be heard calling in nests @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

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angusrobin.bsky.social @angusrobin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

These 2m and 2f LSW young will fledge in the next few days. Two other Somerset nests have already fledged on Thursday. There will be young calling from LSW and GSW nests over the next two weeks @ukrbbp.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @btosomerset.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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angusrobin.bsky.social @angusrobin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Here’s an example of LSW young calling from a nest (there were three young not far off fledging in this nest) @ukrbbp.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Stunning images and so much information on the food being brought for the LSW chicks, thank you both @edhorncastle.bsky.social and @stuckateur.bsky.social

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Between the 100s of images of invertebrates being brought in a few “ flight shots “ @edhorncastle.bsky.social @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Female was briefly spooked tonight by a strange noise which meant she stayed a while. Not many days to go until fledging. Could be tmrw @lesserspotnet.bsky.social If this is the last I see of them this year, good luck its been a beautiful spring. #Birds

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Going through many images finding the food stuff brought to nest but do get the odd flight shot too @lesserspotnet.bsky.social big thanks to Ed 👍

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Checked lesser spot nest today for @lesserspotnet.bsky.social with help from @stuckateur.bsky.social . Looks like only two female chicks have survived out of the 4 or 5 @angusrobin.bsky.social and I saw a week ago. This despite incredible efforts from the parents. 30+ visits in an hour this morning.

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Some shots of lesser spotted woodpecker monitoring the invertebrates in SW big thanks to @edhorncastle.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Tom Williams @pterodaktyl.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Monitoring a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest this morning for @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @edhorncastle.bsky.social using a remote camera to get detailed footage of food sources with minimal disturbance. Adults averaging a feed every 3.6 minutes, with a mix of invertebrates, predominantly aphids.

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Ed Horncastle @edhorncastle.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Looks like 4 chicks doing well in the lesser spot nest. Parents working hard. 16 visits in one hour of monitoring today @lesserspotnet.bsky.social #Birds Perhaps a week to go. Beginning to be able to hear the chicks from outside so get out looking people.

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Some shots of lesser spotted woodpecker monitoring the invertebrates in SW big thanks to @edhorncastle.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Ken and Linda Smith @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Pleased to monitor our first 2026 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest on 2 May, found by a LesserSpotNet volunteer in the Home Counties. Nest camera showed 3 chicks just hatched + 3 eggs waiting, both adults feeding. Good to get data on clutch size. Another very early nest & the highest at 16 metres

A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest in a cavity in a tree, 3 chicks + 3 eggs waiting to hatch

Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers at their nest hole

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angusrobin.bsky.social @angusrobin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Lesser Spotted Wdpkr nests monitored across Southern England are generally early this year, with several already hatching. Some nests will fledge from mid-May, with young birds audible preceding week. @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

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Gerard Gorman - Picidae @woodpeckers-gerard.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Another day of research in the woods and another Lesser Spotted Woodpecker found. A female caught, measured, weighed, ringed and released. Pest County, Hungary, this morning.

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Recent efforts are finding LSW at previously undiscovered sites, with passive acoustic monitoring being a game-changer. Now is the best time to find this elusive species - get tips on how to find them, as well as a new guidance note on acoustic recording, at www.woodpecker-network.org.uk

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Woodpecker Network - Home

A forum to encourage and facilitate the study of woodpeckers in Britain and Ireland

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The RBBP were delighted to be part of the fantastic workshop on Lesser Spotted Woodpecker monitoring & research, organised by @lesserspotnet.bsky.social in Kent at the weekend. There’s amazing progress being made by enthusiasts across England and Wales #ornithology #UKbirding

A male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in a Kentish wood

Workshop attendees enjoying the sight and sound of a pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers

Attendees at the 2026 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker workshop

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

March and April are the best time to look & listen for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers calling and drumming in wet, broadleaf woodland. Find out more about Woodpecker Network, listen to Ken Smith's zoom talk for Essex Birdwatching Society from January. ebws.org.uk/talks/jan26

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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker talk | Essex Birdwatching Society

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Following the December 2025 paper on detecting& monitoring Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, we’re inviting your questions. We’ll put them to the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Network next weekend when they meet,&publish their answers soon The paper: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... Add your questions below

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Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Having declined massively in numbers and range in Britain over the last few decades, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor is a priority...

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Ken and Linda Smith @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

With good weather forecast we put our sound recorder out in this lovely looking wet woodland near Petworth, hoping to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calls and drums. The Sussex LSW survey has got off to a great start with positive results from several locations. No luck for us yet. 🫣

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Stuart keenor @stuckateur.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A possible grey squirrel doesn’t like my bioacoustics for LSW I assume

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers – reasons for optimism! An in person talk by Ken Smith on 18 February for Berkshire Ornithological Club at University of Reading at 7:30. Also on Zoom - Details here berksoc.org.uk/events/lesse...

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Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers – reasons for optimism! Ken and Linda Smith

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Our new guidance note/protocol for using sound recorders to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers gives practical details for using Song Meter Mini & Micro recorders from Wildlife Acoustics in woodland with suitable habitat & has proved a great success www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/index.php/ne...

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Woodpecker Network - Setting up and using sound recorders for detecting Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers

A forum to encourage and facilitate the study of woodpeckers in Britain and Ireland

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 28/01/2026