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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

My son and I heard and spotted a woodpecker at work near the river in Finsbury Park today. Never seen one before!

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Oooh, that's nice. Any pics?

No, far too far away I'm afraid, up at the top of a tree. It was kind of small, black/white with some red on or near the head. I always thought they were green but apparently not!

That would be a Spotted Woodpecker then ?

From a quick google I would say so!

http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/g-s-woodpecker.asp

Managed to spot a couple in Downhills a few weeks back. You usually hear them but seeing them is harder - so well done!

We used to have a great spotted in our garden every year when we lived in Finsbury Park (Brownswood Road end). It was really noisy and returned without fail every Jan/Feb. We had several large trees in the garden and lived in the top flat so often got a great view of it hopping round the trunk. No luck since we moved to Haringey but sadly a lot fewer trees round here.

Woodpeckers are usually very shy birds, and stay well away from people. But at least one green woodpecker in Finsbury Park is really quite cocky; I've often seen him in the small copse of trees near the railway foot bridge, and I managed to get within about four feet of him before he casually flitted off

Greater spotted visits the oak tree next door annually a few times a year. Always a joy to see ... and hear! 

My husband knows quite a lot about birds though I stress, he is not a twitterer,thank heavens, so without even consulting him I can safely tell you that the woodpecker you saw that day was a greater spotted one.

Ha! You mean a twitcher?

The Greater Spotted woodie is busy trying to get a mate at this time of year [aren't we all?] If you hear a rattattattat in the woods, that what it is, the GSW trying to impress a female. There's a lesser SW also, but they're really rare [about the size of a sparrow]. The Green woodie spends its time in grass poking around for ants. Often see them in Ally Pally

Yes, probably a greater spotted woody. We have a pair that come into my garden (overlooking Fin Pk) and feed from the bird fat balls

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