Another stunning visitor to the garden is the Great spotted woodpecker. This one is a regular visitor and is in and out of the garden most of the day.
Since the hazelnuts have appeared, the woodpecker has been in competition with the squirrels in collecting them.
While the squirrels have been busy burying them for later, the woodpecker gets to eating them straight away. By jamming a hazelnut in the crack in the telegraph pole it can then peck through the shell to the edible stuff inside.
Appleton Wildlife Diary by Alex White 