Great Spotted Woodpecker
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Woodland, gardens.
Diet: Insects, nuts.
Best time to spot: Drums in spring.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK garden birds.
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Similar birds
- White-backed Woodpecker · Old forest (extreme vagrant)
- Spotted FlycatcherUncommon · Mature gardens
- Blue TitCommon · Woodland
- Eurasian BlackcapCommon · Woodland
- European RobinCommon · Gardens
- Great TitCommon · Woodland
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