Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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John Frankland
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Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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Morning walk today around Runshaw Hall Lane, Runshaw Moor and Runshaw Lane.

Highlights were the sight and quiet singing of a *Garden Warbler and a couple of *White Wagtail amongst 4 new ones for the exercise walk list.

Mallard 1 Canada Goose 3 Pheasant 1 NEW Grey Heron 1 NEW Moorhen 1
Buzzard 0 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 0
Lapwing 5 Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 1
LBB Gull 23 Herring Gull 2 BH Gull 25 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 1 Woodpigeon 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Swallow 1 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 4 Jay 1 Jackdaw 2 Magpie 4 Rook 0
Mistle Thrush 0 Song Thrush 4 Redwing 0, Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 4
Robin 6 Wren 2 Dunnock 1 Starling 1 House Sparrow 0
Wheatear 0 Chiffchaff 5 singing, Blackcap 3 incl pair on new territory) Willow Warbler 0 NEW Garden Warbler 1
Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 1 NEW White Wagtail 2 Reed Bunting 0
Great Tit 6 Blue Tit 6 Coal Tit 0 LT Tit 1
Nuthatch 6 Treecreeper 0
Goldfinch 4 Greenfinch 0 Chaffinch 3 Bullfinch 2

4 new ones for the exercise walk list takes me to 55 species.

* 2 new ones takes me to 109 species for the year on my Chorley list.
John Frankland
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Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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Morning walk today around Runshaw Hall Lane, Euxton, Runshaw Moor and Runshaw Lane.

Highlight was a female Wheatear again and one new one for the exercise walk list.

Mallard 0 Canada Goose 4 Pheasant 3 Grey Heron 3 Moorhen 1
Buzzard 1 Kestrel 0 Sparrowhawk 0
Lapwing 5 Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 0
LBB Gull 25 Herring Gull 5 BH Gull 40 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 3 Woodpigeon 10
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Swallow 1 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 4 Jay 1 Jackdaw 20 Magpie 9 Rook 9
Mistle Thrush 0 Song Thrush 2 Redwing 0, Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 4
Robin 4 Wren 3 Dunnock 3 Starling 10 House Sparrow 2
Wheatear 1f Chiffchaff 5 singing, Blackcap 5 Willow Warbler 2 Garden Warbler 0
Meadow Pipit 0 Pied Wagtail 4 White Wagtail 0 Reed Bunting 0
Great Tit 6 Blue Tit 8 Coal Tit 1 LT Tit 0
Nuthatch 6 Treecreeper 0 NEW Goldcrest 2
Goldfinch 10 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch 5 Bullfinch 1

1 new one for the exercise walk list takes me to 56 species.
John Frankland
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Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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Early afternoon walk today around Runshaw Hall Lane, Runshaw Moor and Runshaw Lane.

Highlight was a pair of Tree Sparrow on Tithebarn Lane, a new one for the exercise walk list.

Mallard 4 Canada Goose 1 Pheasant 0 Grey Heron 0 Moorhen 0
Buzzard 0 Kestrel 0 Sparrowhawk 0
Lapwing 4 Oystercatcher 0 Curlew 0
LBB Gull 2 Herring Gull 2 BH Gull 2 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 4 Woodpigeon 6
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 (remarkably my first sighting of the year !) Swallow 2 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 3 Jay 1 Jackdaw 10 Magpie 1 Rook 0
Mistle Thrush 2 Song Thrush 6 Redwing 0 Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 2
Robin 6 Wren 1 Dunnock 2 Starling 2 House Sparrow 0 NEW Tree Sparrow 2
Wheatear 0 Chiffchaff 3 singing, Blackcap 3 Willow Warbler 1 Garden Warbler 0
Meadow Pipit 1 Pied Wagtail 0 White Wagtail 0 Reed Bunting 0
Great Tit 6 Blue Tit 3 Coal Tit 1 LT Tit 0
Nuthatch 3 Treecreeper 0 Goldcrest 0
Goldfinch 10 Greenfinch 0 Chaffinch 4 Bullfinch 0

1 new one for the exercise walk list takes me to 57 species.
John Frankland
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Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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Early morning walk today around Runshaw Hall Lane, Euxton, Runshaw Moor and Runshaw Lane.

Highlight of my lockdown exercise walks to date was a good view of a fine male *Whinchat on the turf field behind Euxton Villa FC loosely associating with a much larger male Wheatear (Greenland ?). One other new one for the exercise walk list was a Collared Dove.

Mallard 2 Canada Goose 3 Pheasant 1 Grey Heron 0 Moorhen 0
Buzzard 1 Kestrel 0 Sparrowhawk 1
Lapwing 6 Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 2
LBB Gull 2 Herring Gull 4 BH Gull 35 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 5 Woodpigeon 7 NEW Collared Dove 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming Swallow 2 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 4 Jay 0 Jackdaw 10 Magpie 2 Rook 1
Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush 4 Redwing 0 Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 6
Robin 4 Wren 3 Dunnock 4 Starling 2 House Sparrow 3 Tree Sparrow 0
Wheatear 1m NEW Whinchat 1m Chiffchaff 4 singing, Blackcap 4 Willow Warbler 2 Garden Warbler 0
Meadow Pipit 0 Pied Wagtail 1 White Wagtail 0 Reed Bunting 1m
Great Tit 6 Blue Tit 4 Coal Tit 1 LT Tit 0
Nuthatch 4 Treecreeper 1 Goldcrest 0
Goldfinch 4 Greenfinch 0 Chaffinch 1 Bullfinch 0

2 new ones for the exercise walk list takes me to 59 species.

*Whinchat takes me to 110 species for the year.
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Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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Been looking for whinchat this morning John , great find for the local patch .
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Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - Week 4

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Cheers Gary - it’s been interesting to see just what’s out there within walking distance of home.
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