Great Spotted Woodpecker Survey

[Willow]

Fellow BTO Garden Birdwatchers will no doubt already know this, but I thought it might be good to flag up for anyone who's interested, that The BTO are currently running a Great Spotted Woodpecker survey - so, if like me, you are lucky enough to have GSWs visiting your garden - they'd love to hear from you!

http://www.bto.org/gbw/GRSWO/index.htm

Cheers,

Willow

[Barbara]

Thankyou Willow for letting us know about the survey, I have just entered the sightings of the Greater Spotted Woodpecker which is visiting my garden into the survey
Barbara

[nightshade]

No woodpeckers at all this year, only heard greens in the mornings no sightings

[JeffH]

Thanks for that info Willow. I've just entered details as well.
JeffH

[Willow]

Thanks all! Great stuff about the extra sightings now added to the survey! I heard the BTO on the radio (Shared Earth programme on Radio 4) saying that they'd had a good response since the survey launch - but would love to have even more; so all our sightings will really add to the data they get. We've had a fab GSW year this year - an adult pair visiting for months now - and some juveniles in June.

That's a shame about your lack of woodies this year, nightshade...great to hear the Yaffle though!

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by nightshade

No woodpeckers at all this year, only heard greens in the mornings no sightings

A GSW visits my next-door neighbour's garden, but apparently can't fly over the fence! And I do put the same kind of food out!

[Raffman]

My folks have a visiter so I'll pass the link on to them. For me it feels like the sparrows have taken over the world!!

Raff

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by Raffman

For me it feels like the sparrows have taken over the world!!

Raff

Hey, I thought they were supposed to be getting rare!

The sparrow is another species that has difficulty flying over the fence from next door, in spite of the food in my bird restaurant!