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@angusrobin.bsky.social

SW LesserSpot network volunteer, birder and GP based in Taunton

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Three Green Woodpecker chicks in a Quantock nest this morning

15.06.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four nests have been found so far across Devon and Somerset, including one brood of six). There’s still time to find more this week @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

31.05.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Excellent find Stu and probably the first LSW nest found using a thermal camera. Brilliant effort. Hopefully it will have a good outcome despite the lateness of the predicted fledge date (the chicks look very young).

26.05.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are young GSW calling from their nest site (this was filmed in early June, but some GSW nests are noisy now) @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

21.05.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are young LSW calling from a nest site in a birch stump @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

21.05.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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…and thermal cameras do help find and monitor woodpecker nests!
Here’s a Great Spotted Woodpecker nest on a cool morning with older chicks making plenty of heat.
@lesserspotnet.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
(Hikmicro Falcon FQ35 but SW optics have kindly loaned a Hikmicro Lynx 2.0 too.)

19.05.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This ground-level Pied Fly nest now has seven eggs and adults seen at the nest @piedflynet.bsky.social @hurlstone.bsky.social

17.05.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pied Fly pair have built a nest in this root hole, no eggs yet. Warm on thermal imaging. @piedflynet.bsky.social

10.05.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Carl, the @lesserspotnet.bsky.social works hard to find and monitor LSW on the Quantocks, would you be willing to share your sighting record details with us?

28.04.2025 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4 Pied Fly eggs in the earliest of the nests on my Quantock run of boxes. 7/16 boxes have PiedFly so far and have really cracked on this week @piedflynet.bsky.social

26.04.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first Cuckoo of the year calling in Aisholt wood, Quantocks today (view is towards Aisholt Common)

16.04.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wood chips from an oak on the path - looked up to see a new GSW nest in progress in Hodders Co, Quantock Hills. (There’s an older hole below the new one too.)

14.04.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A day of two halves in Somerset too - started with woodpeckers, Pied Fly and Ring Ouzels on the Quantocks, then the Whiskered Tern on the way home to start Acoustic Pipeline woodpecker recording analysis. Fingers crossed!

12.04.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lots of PiedFly on the Quantocks this morning, maybe five males on a loop walk.

06.04.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These will both be listening for LSW at historical sites from today. Fingers crossed! Thanks for your work @simongillings.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
(And thanks to the Quantock Natural Landscapes team for the equipment loan.)

05.04.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red Kite over Higher Hare Knap, Quantocks, plus all three woodpeckers on the route in and out of the Combes. 3 GSW, 3 Green, 3 LSW!

01.04.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three LSW were heard (one seen) on a Somerset OS Quantock walk today looking for signs and holes of woodpeckers.
Sadly no LSW encounters yesterday on the same route, despite better weather.
Thanks to the brave folk who braved the hills and I hope we find more territories and nest sites this year.

23.03.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We heard one that morning, but not everyone got it.
Perhaps Lesser Spotted Woodpecker should get one of the stamps on the bbc news this morning! @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
(Had 5+ heard this morning drumming this morning, somewhere else in the NF!)

20.03.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was on holiday from Somerset exactly because of this!
Have a look at the woodpecker network website if you want to read about our work in the uk, finding and monioring birds, esp Lesser Spots.

06.03.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a pair of Syrian this afternoon. No Green in Poland, but that’s ok by me.

06.03.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We saw many Lesser Spotted, they were plentiful.

06.03.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 8 were:
Lesser, Middle, Great, White-backed, Black, Grey-headed, Three-toed and…damn, only 7 - need to find a Green this afternoon now!

05.03.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The BialowieΕΌa Forest is absolutely incredible.
Syrian woodpecker (9th species) is nearby too. Really wonderful place.

05.03.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very luck to see a pair of Three-toed Woodpeckers in Poland this morning. The 8th species of woodpecker today and a supporting cast of Hawfinch, Woodlark, Willow and Marsh Tit, Waxwing, Crested Tit, Cranes, Bean/WF Geese and Rough-legged Buzzard…plus other great birds and wildlife.

05.03.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
WHAT BIRD IS THAT? EP 06 WOODPECKERS
YouTube video by What Bird Is That? An Animated Bird Guide WHAT BIRD IS THAT? EP 06 WOODPECKERS

From beginner to experienced birders who fancy some call call/drum revision:
youtu.be/GEQBrT-587Q?...

21.02.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are pleased to be working with Simon Gillings at BTO on this exciting project to use acoustic monitoring to help detect the presence of elusive Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers.

03.02.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not a lot of sun, but it broke through occasionally. Green vocal, gsw and lsw very quiet.
Happy to find some holes suggesting areas to focus on this year.

01.02.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All three woodpeckers on Exmoor this morning @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @exmoornp.bsky.social

01.02.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Hi Ade, would you mind messaging me where this was? I put in a fairly big effort finding Quantock LSW territories last year and your info would be really appreciated too!

26.01.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful morning on the Quantocks. Tentative but of GSW drumming and some LSW calls briefly too.
The first Combe House hotel brunch of the year.

25.01.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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