BIRD SURVEY 2005 - 06
WINTER FARMLAND BIRD SURVEY, LUNT (Nr. THORNTON, FORMBY)

Author: COLIN DAVIES
ST. HELENS WILDLIFE RECORDING GROUP 40 DILLOWAY STREET
ST. HELENS
MERSEYSIDE
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1.0 The survey
This bird survey was carried out between October 2005 and February 2006. The object of the survey was to collect data from the Landlife fields at Lunt. I was asked to collect the following data:

• An assessment of bird species visiting the wildflower fields at Lunt
  
• An assessment of numbers of birds visiting the wildflower fields at Lunt

2.0 Site description
The site consists of two fields, split by Back Lane which runs from Thornton to Lunt. About half of both fields were planted with young trees in 2003, and these had grown considerably by the end of 2005. The larger field has a pond, surrounded by mature trees, and there is a small pond with reeds in the smaller field.

3.0 Field Methods

3.1 Wintering birds
Field methods used were in line with BTO winter bird surveys. Five timed visits of two hours were made to the site during the period. Birds were recorded using the fields (feeding, resting or roosting), but not when they were obviously just flying over (as in the case of most gulls).
Birds were also recorded using adjacent fields. An important point to note here is that the adjacent fields cover a much larger area than the Landlife fields, and that birds do move between the two.

4.0 Results

4.1 Bird species identified on Landlife's wildflower fields at Lunt

4.1.1 Birds recorded during the survey
Data is shown in a table for each species, from the Landlife fields and the adjacent fields. This is the first winter bird survey at Lunt, and as might be expected several species were recorded for the first time at the site. These are flagged by a "Y" in the final column.

The following species were recorded during the survey:

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