Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Derbyshire © J Toon
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Montgomeryshire © Kev Joynes
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Worcestershire © Mark Hancox
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Britain © Martin Webb
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Utrecht © Rudi Debruyne
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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dublin © Tom Shevlin
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