Runshaw Moor/Euxton Circular Week 5

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John Frankland
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Runshaw Moor/Euxton Circular Week 5

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

Highlight of my walk were a surprise pair of Red Legged Partridge near Euxton Villa FC and another White Wagtail.

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

1 new one for the exercise walk list takes me to 60 species.
John Frankland
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Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 6:18 pm
Location: Leyland

Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton Circular Week 5

Post by John Frankland »

Early morning walk today around Runshaw Hall Lane, Runshaw Moor and Runshaw Lane included a power walk/jog to Holker Lane.

Highlights of my walk were 10 *Whimbrel (9 opposite Plough Inn and 1 on Tithe Barn Lane and the sight/sound of *Lesser Whitethroat on Holker Lane. A couple of other new ones for the exercise walk were Linnet and Yellowhammer also on Holker Lane. More Swallow today too.

Mallard 4 Canada Goose 5 Pheasant 5 Red Legged Partridge 0 Grey Heron 1 Moorhen 0
Buzzard 0 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 1
Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 0 NEW Whimbrel 10
LBB Gull 1 Herring Gull 0 BH Gull 20 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 4 Woodpigeon 12 Collared Dove 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Swallow 6 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 2 Jay 0 Jackdaw 6 Magpie 2 Rook 0
Mistle Thrush 2 Song Thrush 4 Redwing 0 Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 4
Robin 2 Wren 3 Dunnock 2 Starling 4 House Sparrow 2 Tree Sparrow 2 (Holker Lane)
Wheatear 0 Whinchat 0 Chiffchaff 2 singing, Blackcap 3 Willow Warbler 0 Garden Warbler 0 NEW Lesser Whitethroat 1
Meadow Pipit 0 Pied Wagtail 1 White Wagtail 0 Reed Bunting 1 NEW Yellowhammer 1
Great Tit 4 Blue Tit 4 Coal Tit 0 LT Tit 2
Nuthatch 3 Treecreeper 2 Goldcrest 3
Goldfinch 8 Greenfinch 5 Chaffinch 3 Bullfinch 2 NEW Linnet 4

4 new ones for the exercise walk list takes me to 64 species.

*2 new ones for the Chorley list takes me to 112 species for the year.
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