Great Spotted Woodpecker- Dendrocopos major
Drumming away hoping to find a mate. The great spotted woodpecker is black and white, with white shoulder patches and red underneath the tail. Males have a red patch at the back of the head. Only likely to be confused with the lesser spotted woodpecker, which is much smaller and rarer.
Lesser spotted woodpeckers share some of the black and white features of their larger cousin which can make them look similar at first glance. To tell them apart, look for barring all the way across the back rather than the 'shoulder' patches of the great spotted. They also lack the red area beneath the tail.
Great Spotted Woodpecker- Dendrocopos major
Drumming away hoping to find a mate. The great spotted woodpecker is black and white, with white shoulder patches and red underneath the tail. Males have a red patch at the back of the head. Only likely to be confused with the lesser spotted woodpecker, which is much smaller and rarer.
Lesser spotted woodpeckers share some of the black and white features of their larger cousin which can make them look similar at first glance. To tell them apart, look for barring all the way across the back rather than the 'shoulder' patches of the great spotted. They also lack the red area beneath the tail.