A RARE lesser-spotted woodpecker has knocked out birdwatchers across Cleveland.

The bird flew into the grounds of the Pinchinthorpe Hall Hotel, near Guisborough and is only the second to be tagged in the county in the past 85 years.

The species is less common than other woodpeckers and, while relatively common in the south, only rarely ventures further north than East Anglia. Orni-thologists are expected to head for the hall to catch a glimpse of the bird.