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Click to hear the sound of the Woodpecker
This distinctively marked woodpecker is resident throughout the
year on the Common.
The plumage is black and white above with a creamy white shading to crimson-red underneath.
The male`s head has a crimson-red nape patch.
Young birds have red crowns.
Its presence is often announced by loud drumming sounds as it
taps on trees.
Haunt. All tree-lined areas on the Common and especially the
Kinson cemetery areas.
Nest. Any suitable hole in a tree.
Eggs. 4-7 are laid during April and may. The eggs are
creamy-white in colour.
Food. Insects and larvae. It also eats nuts and berries.
Notes. It makes a cross sounding "quick, quick", making it
easy to distinguish from the call sounds uttered by the
green woodpecker.
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