Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

All 3 woodpeckers at Moore nature reserve today including a drumming male Lesser Spottted Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Great views of a male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Moore nature reserve today. Also seen were Green Woodpecker in flight and several Greater Spotted Woodpeckers. Bittern seen briefly at Marbury Country Park

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Water Pipit

A female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker gave excellent views this morning at Moore nature reserve. Me and Dave then went onto Flint for the flock of Twite that have been wintering on the marsh near Flint Castle. We got good views but they just wouldn't stop moving around so no pictures could be taken. Then onto Burton Mere reserve which was pretty quiet. The highlights were a Water Rail close to the main hide and some Avocets. We finished off at Neston sewage farm and had superb views of 2 Water pipits alongside a Meadow Pipit for comparison. A Grey Wagtail was also enjoying the insect life at the sewage farm.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Two very brief views of a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker today at Moore N.R. No time to get a pic sadly. I will be back!! Several Lesser Redpolls seen and heard. Also good views of a Goldcrest. Must say I am really enjoying using my new Zeiss Conquest HD 8x32 bins. Brilliant wide field of view and extremely bright, sharp images. Think they are a steal for a third of the the price of Swarovskis.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and more!

What a great Sunday 15th. Jan. myself and Dave had. We drove to Rufford Park and were almost straight onto 2 or 3 Lesser Spotted woodpeckers drumming and moving around in the trees near the carpark. Theye were joined by Greater spotted woodpeckers which was great to comapre the drumming and the size difference. The drumming is very muffled and they are half the size of their bigger brothers!

Then onto Frampton RSPB where there wer good numbers or ducks, several Whooper and 2 Bewick swans. There were hundreds of dark bellied brent geese and one Barnacle goose. Also present were godd numbers or Golden plover and a nice mixed flock of Linnet and Greenfinch.
We walked to the view over the Ouse marsh and were very lucky to see a male Hen Harrier hunting. Shame it didnt come closer. Dave could see at least another male hunting way out in the distance.

Finally we headed to Millenium green in North Hykeham to check the gull roost. We quickly located to adult Caspian Gulls and saw our compulsory Sparrowhawk in the failing light to round off a top day's birding