In the old days when I was young spotted woodpeckers were larger

I have just listened on i-player to Tweet of the day showcasing the greater spotted woodpecker, a "starling-sized bird".

I was brought up in a hamlet in Cornwall with a large garden. One of my memories is of seeing on several occasions a spotted woodpecker on the other size of the lawn. It was a bird larger than a starling, more magpie-sized. So, unless the lesser spotted woodpecker is larger than the greater spotted woodpecker(!), either my memory or Tweet of the day is wrong.

I know it must be my memory, but I feel it must be Tweet of the day!