A newcomer to the garden

Our garden is edged by several birch trees and in the last few days we have had a number of sightings of green woodpeckers, a bird I haven't seen in this area for years.

The first sighting brought back memories of the time we came home to find our neighbour's trying to entice their pet parrot down out of our birch trees after it had escaped via the cat-flap! The green flash of the woodpecker was just like that of the parrot.

We have had a number of sightings and on a number of other occasions we have heard the distinctive calling so maybe this woodpecker has taken up residence close by.