Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor · Rare · +8 points per sighting

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Mature deciduous woodland.
Diet: Wood-boring insects.
Best time to spot: Sparrow-sized; declining sharply.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.

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