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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker conservation project supporting birdwatchers to find & record Lesser Spots their nests & breeding outcomes Tweets by Ken & Linda Smith

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Pleased to help observe a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest in the New Forest, too high in a dead Beech to inspect with nest camera. The pair changed over once during an hour watch so nest is still active and at egg incubating stage (which takes 11 days). All good information.

Pleased to help observe a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest in the New Forest, too high in a dead Beech to inspect with nest camera. The pair changed over once during an hour watch so nest is still active and at egg incubating stage (which takes 11 days). All good information.
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Lesser Spotted young will start calling from the nest soon, giving a chance to monitor their brood size and diet. The last week in May/first week in June is usually when they’re heard calling. Here are young LSW calling from a birch stump (GSW clip next) LesserSpot Network

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Now is your last chance to find a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest. The young will be calling from the nest hole and you may hear them. So have a good search in your local woods. Our volunteers are watching/monitoring 16 nests in the Midlands & Southern England. 2 were found today!

Now is your last chance to find a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest. The young will be calling from the nest hole and you may hear them. So have a good search in your local woods. Our volunteers are watching/monitoring 16 nests in the Midlands & Southern England. 2 were found today!
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Fantastic news 19 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests found & being watched/monitored by our volunteers. Most have 4 chicks, well fed by the adults. Nests are so difficult to find & these are only a tiny proportion of the 2000+ LSW pairs in Britain, but all very positive this year.

Fantastic news 19 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests found & being watched/monitored by our volunteers. Most have 4 chicks, well fed by the adults. Nests are so difficult to find & these are only a tiny proportion of the 2000+ LSW pairs in Britain, but all very positive this year.
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Successful visit to Kent to 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests, our endoscope revealed 4 chicks ready to fledge, 11 m high in a dead Ash & 3 chicks snug in a dead Oak. Thanks to our volunteers PC & JSD for finding the nests & showing them to us - all very positive for success

Successful visit to Kent  to 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests, our endoscope revealed 4 chicks ready to fledge, 11 m high in a dead Ash & 3 chicks snug in a dead Oak. Thanks to our volunteers PC & JSD for finding the nests & showing them to us - all very positive for success
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Some Lesser Spotted Woodpecker chicks are fledging this week. At a nest in East Sussex today, we saw at least one chick being fed in the nest high in this Hornbeam tree and the adults feeding two more juveniles close by. Thanks to MA & RB for finding and showing us the nest

Some Lesser Spotted Woodpecker chicks are fledging this week. At a nest in East Sussex today, we saw at least one chick being fed in the nest high in this Hornbeam tree and the adults feeding two more juveniles close by. Thanks to MA & RB for finding and showing us the nest
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Interesting thread, congratulations Thomas Gibson for proving Lesser Spot breeding at this location. LSW sometimes fledge over a couple of days and the adults feed both the fledgelings and the chicks in the nest. Adults & fledglings all stay as a family group for several days

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Another day - another 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests found and being monitored in Devon and the New Forest. Great work by LesserSpotNet volunteers. Healthy chicks being well fed by both parents in all the nests. More nests could be found this week.

Another day - another 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests found and being monitored in Devon and the New Forest. Great work by LesserSpotNet volunteers. Healthy chicks being well fed by both parents in all the nests. More nests could be found this week.
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Superb find by Gus GusRobin - LesserSpotNet co-ordinator in the South West - a brood of 6 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker chicks is exceptional - all looking very good and well fed in the nest cavity

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As a special thank you we are awarding unique Lesser Spotted Woodpecker pin badges to LesserSpotNet volunteers who found LSW nests this year or contributed in other ways. The Badges were designed & produced specially for us by UKbirdingpins 💙 Thanks GusRobin for organising

As a special thank you we are awarding unique Lesser Spotted Woodpecker pin badges to LesserSpotNet volunteers who found LSW nests this year or contributed in other ways. The Badges were designed &amp; produced specially for us by <a href="/ukbirdingpins/">UKbirdingpins 💙</a> Thanks <a href="/blackdownbirder/">GusRobin</a> for organising
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After months of monitoring Lesser Spots in the Blean complex this spring, the ultimate highlight was finding an active nest late this season!!! Since then, three chicks have successfully fledged LesserSpot Network

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2025 was a record breeding season for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests monitored by our volunteers. None failed & where we were able to check the nest contents the number of chicks fledged was the highest since we started the project in 2015. Full story woodpecker-network.org.uk

2025 was a record breeding season for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests monitored by our volunteers. None failed &amp; where we were able to check the nest contents the number of chicks fledged was the highest since we started the project in 2015. Full story woodpecker-network.org.uk
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Upland oakwood on Dartmoor, one of the last refuges in Devon for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker #30DaysWild LesserSpot Network provided a comprehensive account of the decline and challenges facing this species in britishwildlife.com/article/articl…

Upland oakwood on Dartmoor, one of the last refuges in Devon for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker #30DaysWild 

<a href="/lesserspotnet/">LesserSpot Network</a> provided a comprehensive account of the decline and challenges facing this species in britishwildlife.com/article/articl…