Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - week 6

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John Frankland
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Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - week 6

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

Quiet today with the highlight being 9 Buzzard together soaring on the thermals.

Mallard 0 Canada Goose 0 Pheasant 1 Red Legged Partridge 0 Grey Heron 0 Moorhen 0
Buzzard 9 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 1
Lapwing 0 Oystercatcher 3 Curlew 0 Whimbrel 0
LBB Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 BH Gull 7 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 4 Woodpigeon 6 Collared Dove 0
Great Spotted Woodpecker 0 Swallow 6 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 2 Jay 0 Jackdaw 4 Magpie 2 Rook 0
Mistle Thrush 0 Song Thrush 1 Redwing 0 Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 6
Robin 2 Wren 1 Dunnock 1 Starling 2 House Sparrow 0 Tree Sparrow 0
Wheatear 0 Whinchat 0 Chiffchaff 2 singing, Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 0 Garden Warbler 0 Lesser Whitethroat 0
Meadow Pipit 0 Pied Wagtail 1 White Wagtail 0 Reed Bunting 0 Yellowhammer 0
Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 2 Coal Tit 1 LT Tit 6
Nuthatch 0 Treecreeper 0 Goldcrest 4
Goldfinch 2 Greenfinch 0 Chaffinch 1 Bullfinch 0 Linnet 0

No new ones for the exercise walk list which remains at 64 species although there was a Common Whitethroat singing just over the border in South Ribble on Altcar Lane.
John Frankland
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Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 6:18 pm
Location: Leyland

Re: Runshaw Moor/Euxton circular - week 6

Post by John Frankland »

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

Quiet again today with the only real highlights being 14 Lapwing in 3 places (6, 3, 5) and Great Spotted Woodpecker in 3 places including one seen drumming.

Mallard 3 Canada Goose 3 Pheasant 1 Red Legged Partridge 0 Grey Heron 0 Moorhen 0
Buzzard 1 Kestrel 0 Sparrowhawk 0
Lapwing 14 Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 0 Whimbrel 0
LBB Gull 5 Herring Gull 0 BH Gull 7 Med Gull 0
Stock Dove 0 Woodpigeon 40 Collared Dove 0
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Swallow 4 Sand Martin 0
Carrion Crow 15 Jay 0 Jackdaw 25 Magpie 2 Rook 2
Mistle Thrush 0 Song Thrush 4 Redwing 0 Fieldfare 0 Blackbird 6
Robin 2 Wren 1 Dunnock 1 Starling 4 House Sparrow 0 Tree Sparrow 5
Wheatear 0 Whinchat 0 Chiffchaff 2 singing, Blackcap 2 Willow Warbler 1 Garden Warbler 0 Lesser Whitethroat 0
Meadow Pipit 0 Pied Wagtail 2 White Wagtail 0 Reed Bunting 0 Yellowhammer 0
Great Tit 1 Blue Tit 1 Coal Tit 1 LT Tit 6
Nuthatch 1 Treecreeper 0 Goldcrest 1
Goldfinch 4 Greenfinch 3 Chaffinch 2 Bullfinch 0 Linnet 0

No new ones for the exercise walk list which remains at 64 species.
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