Nature-travel

Rare bird returns to southwestern Polish mountains after 130 years

Eric Kliszcz
 22.10.2026, 15:40
Photo: Facebook/Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasów Państwowych we Wrocławiu
The bird is one of the rarest woodpecker species in Poland. Photo: Regional Directorate of State Forests in Wrocław via Facebook

Breeding pairs of the three-toed woodpecker were last recorded in Poland’s Sudeten Mountains in 1896.