Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

The lesser spotted woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Dendrocopos. Some taxonomic authorities continue to list the species there. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 10,511 times across 36 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 12°C (typically 8 to 18°C, from 14 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 47°N in July to 62°N in November, about 1,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.