Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers in Sussex hit the headlines again: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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We are really excited to be hosting the Honey-buzzard live stream on our new website. As seen on Springwatch 2026.
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The Society part-funded this work, which should contribute much to our understanding of the species’ breeding ecology in Sussex.
Thanks to all partners.
The Woodpecker Network is encouraging birders to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers by using passive acoustic sound recorders:
Non-breeding Honey-buzzards in Sussex today: pair plus unpaired female, soaring with just fledged Goshawk. Nesting HBs much harder to see now. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Springwatch are featuring a LIVE Honey-buzzard nest camera we installed for Sussex Ornithological Society and the Conservators of Ashdown Forest (10th June 8pm). This is/will be a UK first! The nest camera will be live streamed on WW YouTube channel (+ partners websites) from Friday 12th June 0400.
Why species surveys and the Bird Report are so important to support existing and new work with birds in Sussex.
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This Bee Orchid was found in Bevendean, Brighton, by the Communities Team, after Brighton Permaculture Trust took action to plant fruit trees & stop mowing in the area.
It's possible to support incredible wildlife in urban spaces 📸 Katie Bell
Our #JKLMNOP #BirdoftheDay is Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
This spring, audio monitoring may reveal that we have more of these elusive woodland dwellers than we thought. Find out more with @mallalieum.bsky.social and Chris Packham. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwft...
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Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were detected at Bowyers Wood in East Sussex by acoustic monitoring. Chris Packham (Chief Ecologist for Ecotalk, who are restoring the woodland) interviews @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social & @mallalieum.bsky.social about all things LSW www.ecotalk.co.uk/community-st...
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Honey-buzzards have been studied and surveyed in Sussex since the early 1990s, with many chicks ringed at the nest as part of a wider project in Britain.
During the last two years, The Woodpecker Network has successfully used passive acoustic monitors to detect the calling and drumming of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. The group has now written guidance protocol for Song Meters to provide more of the practical details for using the method with the devices.
Spring arrives at Bowyer’s Wood as bioacoustic technology reveals elusive lesser spotted woodpeckers in this UK woodland—turning mystery into discovery.
