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St Francis' Primary School and Bunscoil Naomh Proinsias, Lurgan, Craigavon, County Armagh

Rare visitor to the Woodland

1st Mar 2023

Last week we made a very startling discovery down at our school Woodland bird feeders.  A very rare, and quite shy spotted woodpecker has been regularly visiting the bird feeders.  We know he is a male by his markings, and we hope he is part of a breeding pair.  Woodpeckers are not native to Ireland, though they have been reported here over the last 20 odd years.  During 2019 a pair were spotted in Oxford Island.  We hope that this population grow in our area, and we will contine to use the cameras to monitor their visits.