Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Woodpecker in Finsbury Park
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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Permalink Reply by GillianM on
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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!
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Permalink Reply by PaulG on
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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!
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Permalink Reply by Julia on
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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.
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Permalink Reply by Danzigger on
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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
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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Greater spotted visits the oak tree next door annually a few times a year. Always a joy to see ... and hear!
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Permalink Reply by 1g9i0zrtsaua2 on
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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.
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Permalink Reply by 2thfh47dr63xg on
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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
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