Black Gutter/Pitt's Wood

Today my Dad and I went down to Black Gutter in search of the recent Great Grey Shrike and despite dreadful weather we managed to see fairly well along the path to Pitt's Wood. Also we saw lots of Thrushes like Redwing, Song, Mistle and a few Fieldfares but the most unexpected bird came in the form of a Woodpecker. Yep you got it a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker that was feeding quietly underneath a tree trunk. We then returned home in the increasingly poor conditions.