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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silverwolf" data-source="post: 3367060" data-attributes="member: 84264">Tapes work on LSW?? I did not expect a woodpecker to be attracted by playback, until reading this thread.Perhaps that's why I've never heard or seen lesser spot at any of the "famous" sites, because I'm the only one not using tape playback!?But then again in a span of 11 years I've missed every bird of interest in the New Forest at their "regular sites" besides Dartford warbler, so I don't have much going for me do I <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Isn't playback during breeding season a big no-no for any species, let alone rare ones?</blockquote>