Great Spotted Woodpecker

[Chocky]

Was walking along a nature foot path and could hear this Tap-tap-tapping
I knew it had to be a Woodpecker but where was it. I moved slowly close and closer to the tapping sounds and there he was as I came to the end of a bush low on a tree trunk quite close .He was making a nest hole. You can see it is nice and fresh. He inspected it several times then flew to another tree and commenced his drrrrrrilling

[rolf]

Well done beryl, very difficult birds to photograph.

[Chocky]

Thanks Rolf
He mad a lovely nest hole. It was quite educational

[Catherine]

Well caught, Beryl! I've never seen that being done.

Magpies are building a nest in a tree 3 doors down, so I guess birds think spring has really arrived now!

[Chocky]

Thank you Catherine.
I have never seen it either. The tapping was so sort of gentle more like a patting sound. I have a video of a GSW chipping away at a branch of a tree but not making a nest hole