Today the weather forecast predicted nice, sunny and calm weather. So I went out to Kjenes edellovsskog on Lindås to try to record the drumming of White-backed Woodpecker.
It took me about two hours to find a steady White-backed after seeing some flyby's and hearing distant drumming. Being patient (I didn't use playback because it can have the opposite effect), I recorded both drumming and calls of a female. Happy with that. You can hear the results below. Otherwise, a distant calling Nutcracker, a calling White-tailed Eagle, a noisy pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, three Nuthatches and at least three singing Marsh Tits.
🎤 White-backed Woodpecker drumming female
🎤 White-backed Woodpecker calling female
For comparison, listen to the recording of the drumming of Great Spotted Woodpecker (the day after at Gimmelandsdalen)
🎤 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming male
The drumming of the White-backed reminds a bit of a quickly bouncing ping pong ball, becoming weaker as it ends, while that of the Great Spotted is short, monotonous and abruptly ending.
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