An early morning bike ride to the Common and round the lake.
A very showy Garden Warbler was in fine song by the lake footpath in the North West corner. Good numbers of Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcap also in song. One Great Crested Grebe on the lake was the best on show there.
Mark Bellew said
Sat Mar 18 10:00 PM, 2017
Nice but wet walk round the lake with the kids this afternoon. We weren't there that long but still saw a few species.
Female Bullfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Crested Grebe
Long-tailed and Blue Tit
Magpie
Jay
Buzzard
Canada Geese
Moorhen
Coot
Mallard
Mark Bellew said
Wed Dec 7 12:49 AM, 2016
I only caught a quick glimpse and blurred photo. I thought the same about the time of year but it looked like it had that yellowish tint and white underbelly.
Phil Barnett said
Tue Dec 6 7:55 AM, 2016
>>>>and what looked like a Wood Warbler.
Mark, I would say a Wood warbler in December is almost as near to impossible as you get in birding - a Chiffchaff maybe?
-- Edited by Phil Barnett on Tuesday 6th of December 2016 07:56:20 AM
Mark Bellew said
Mon Dec 5 10:03 PM, 2016
Over the past few visits to Lindow Common, I've been shocked by the lack of wildlife evident. However, I wasn't disappointed today whilst walking the dog.
Spotted between 11am- 12pm was:
Female Bullfinch
Buzzard
Woodpigeon
Magpie
Jay
Numerous Reed Bunting
Blue tit
Great tit
Long tailed tit
Goldcrest
Blackbird
Mallard
Moorhen
Black-headed gull
and what looked like a Wood Warbler.
All in all, a good day.
Henry Cook said
Tue Aug 16 4:47 PM, 2016
A Green Woodpecker was yaffling near the lake this morning, the first I've recorded here in over 15 years of visits.
Neil McCall said
Sun Mar 15 4:35 PM, 2015
Pair of Great Crested Grebe on lake. Buzzard perched nearby.
Phil Barnett said
Sun May 4 11:21 AM, 2014
Saturday 3 Garden Warblers singing pair of great crested grebes with 3 chicks 1 Cormorant
Henry Cook said
Tue Apr 29 7:08 PM, 2014
Garden Warbler back on territory this afternoon, also the female Great Crested Grebe was floating around Black Lake with recently hatched humbugs on her back and Reed Bunting holding territory at the edge of the Lake.
Henry Cook said
Wed Jun 12 3:36 AM, 2013
11/06/2013 - 3 Garden Warblers in song this afternoon. One in particular put on a great show at the west end of the lake in willows, they're not usually so showy!
Phil Barnett said
Tue Jun 4 7:30 PM, 2013
Lovely morning on the common 1 Reed Warbler singing - my first here 1 Whitethroat singing - my first here for several years 1 Garden Warbler singing several Blackcaps, Willow Warblers & Chriffchaffs Singing 5 Long Tailed Tit fledglings 2 Great Crested Grebes + 2 chicks 2 Coots + 3 chicks
Ben Smart said
Sun Jun 2 1:18 AM, 2013
A very confiding Kestrel seen at Lindow Common this am. Eyes looked very odd - the left was almost closed. The yellow ring around the rght was very prominent, whilst the eye itself seemed completely black. The Bird did then fly off, and flew very well. Hopefully its vision isn't affected, although I fear it might be, as I can't imagine a kestrel lasting long without perfect vision. Also (as per Rory) a pair of Great-crested Grebe, with 2 well-grown chicks on Black Lake.
Rory Newton said
Sun Jun 2 12:33 AM, 2013
At least 4 Reed Warblers showing down to about 3 feet around Black Lake this afternoon, first record of these for a long time and got some great pictures, Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs were feeding young and a Male Reed Bunting was singing, Great Crested Grebes had 2 chicks.
Henry Cook said
Tue Jan 15 1:12 PM, 2013
15/01/2013 - 2 probable Hawfinches flew over Black Lake at 12.25pm. I was looking nearly into the sun when they went over and they didn't land, they just continued on NW. A broad-wing bar was clearly apparent and the front-heavy, long bulk of this monster finch was visible. They gave a call i've not heard before, a slightly more drawn out version of the usual 'tipp' call, wasn't aware they may have a different flight call but after checking xeno canto my suspicions were confirmed. With the harsh viewing conditions and not seeing them perched I can't be definite on the id unfortunately.
-- Edited by Henry Cook on Tuesday 15th of January 2013 01:13:14 PM
Rory Newton said
Sat Jan 5 11:43 PM, 2013
About 30 black headed gulls on black lake this morning, with a cormorant sunning on the kingfisher post, a buzzard was walking around some of the marshy flooded areas catching worms and there were 2 goldcrests in with the mixed tit flock containing long tailed, great, blue and coal tits. 1 great spotted woodpecker and a nuthatch which were mobbing a sleepy looking tawny owl.
Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Collared Dove Chaffinch + Young, Usual Tits + Young, Greenfinch,
Sorry for the Lengthy post,
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 9th of July 2012 08:28:59 PM
Henry Cook said
Tue Jul 3 8:57 PM, 2012
03/07/2012 - 1 Grey Wagtail and 2 Siskins over. Garden Warbler still singing by the lake.
Rory Newton said
Sun Jun 17 10:00 PM, 2012
A stroll around a very wet Common this morning, however the wildlife ws still Buzzing:
Round Black Lake:
Moorhens with 4 Chicks, Coots with 2 Chicks, 5 Mallards, 2 Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, Garden Warbler,
In the Woods:
Chiffchaff(s), Lots of Chicks, Nuthatch and Treecreeper on the same Branch! Jay(s), Blackcap(s),
On The Heath:
Willlow Warbler(s) Kestrel, Common Whitethroat,
I have never seen Whitethroat here before, so that was special!
Rory Newton said
Sun May 20 2:48 PM, 2012
Visit this afternoon:
2 Great Crested Grebes (displaying) Mallard with 2 Chicks Coot with 1 chick 1 Garden Warbler Blackcap(s) Chiffchaff(s) Willow warbler(s) 1 Goldcrest 1 Lapwing Over Swifts Swallows House Martins
Don't see Lapwing here often so that's going down in the books!
-- Edited by Rory Newton on Sunday 20th of May 2012 03:00:06 PM
Rory Newton said
Thu Apr 5 8:34 PM, 2012
A walk in the sun today produced:
6 Chiffchaff 1 Willow Warbler (which came within and inch of my face) 2 Bullfinch Kestrel Buzzard Heron 2 Coot 1 Moorhen 2 Mallard 1 GSW And all the usual birds around the common.
Also, a Meadow Pipit passed over the common, which is the first time I have ever seen one here!
Henry Cook said
Tue Apr 3 7:49 PM, 2012
03/04/2012 - hardly anything on the lake recently:
3 chiffchaffs heard and mallards on black lake with some coots and moorhen
Phil Barnett said
Fri Mar 30 3:34 AM, 2012
7.30 PM
I Blackcap singing
I know a lot of migrants have been arriving earlier over the last few decades - this seems particularly true though of Blackcaps - which now seem to arrive very much earlier.
I remember reading in Bell's Birds of Cheshire that Bell & Samuels' average arrival date for Blackcap in the wilmslow area was 22nd April (1960's I think)
These days they seem to be fairly widespread by the end of March.
Rory Newton said
Mon Mar 26 12:51 AM, 2012
4 singing Chiffchaff on the common today, along with the reed buntings and various finches and tits. a male kestrel was hunting over over the common as was a buzzard. a green woodpecker was heard but not seen and 1 great crested grebe was on Black lake with coots and Mallards.
Rory Newton said
Sun Feb 26 8:08 PM, 2012
a large flock of reed buntings with one singing male, black headed gulls on black lake and a great crested grebe was present on the lake along with a comorant and heron. great spotted woodpeckers are around constantly and three siskins were passing through the woods this morning. a sparrowhawk and a buzzard were also saoring over the heath. redwings and feildfares around as well as the usaul host of things.
Henry Cook said
Tue Nov 29 10:35 PM, 2011
29/11/2011 - A Marsh/Willow Tit was present amongst a large tit flock at the east end of the common at noon. I without optical aids and the bird didn't call so I couldn't find out exactly which unfortunately.
Phil Barnett said
Fri Sep 2 8:13 AM, 2011
1/9/2011
Female Gadwall - a Lindow first for me
Henry Cook said
Tue Jun 14 10:19 PM, 2011
14/06/2011 - quick noon walk with the dog:
2 Great Crested Grebes - both humbugs doing well too 1 Kestrel - fairly reliable here, whilst declining elsewhere 1 Garden Warbler 1 Blackcap 4 Willow Warblers - including juvs 2 Chiffchaffs
Henry Cook said
Sun May 8 8:26 PM, 2011
An incredible day at the common Rory!
Rory Newton said
Sun May 8 4:39 PM, 2011
Todays sightings from the common,
There were three Great Crested Grebe on Black lake, along with a water vole and a Hobby! A Kestrel and a buzzard were seen hunting over the heathland and lots of Willow Warblers in the woods. A pair of Tawny Owls are nesting and roosting in the box looking over the heath, and can be seen very easily as they are now hunting during the day. A male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was seen on a piece of deadwood by the lake. A Garden and Grasshopper Warbler were also present with Swifts and Swallows.
Henry Cook said
Mon Apr 11 6:50 PM, 2011
I noticed the tern raft the other day Rory, it's being used more as a Cormorant roost raft recently but it would be great if it worked for some Common Terns!
Rory Newton said
Mon Apr 11 5:48 PM, 2011
Hello again!
nice little stroll to the common today, here are the sightings,
there is also a new kingfisher post and a tern raft.
Rory Newton said
Sat Apr 2 6:48 PM, 2011
Lovely day today, There were the two Great Crested Grebes, and plenty of Chiffchaff to be heard and seen. There are also Plenty of GSW in the woods as well.
Henry Cook said
Mon Mar 14 2:01 PM, 2011
14/03/2011 - a short walk around the lake in the sun and warmth:
2 Great Crested Grebes - courtship and mating 1 Chiffchaff - back and singing in the birch woodland
Henry Cook said
Thu Dec 2 3:54 PM, 2010
02/12/2010 - I go for many walks here as it is near to home and a good spot to walk the dog. Wouldn't normally mention anything but 9 Waxwings flew over southwards on today's visit. Otherwise quiet as the lake is 100% frozen over. 1 Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits and 2 Jays in the woodlands. Thanks. Henry.
Paul Heaton said
Fri Jul 10 10:23 AM, 2009
Finding an old History/Geography book once, I decided to renew the British Empire as a listing area, covers all the hoildays you care to take
As for pre the GM website used to keep a Manchester list based on the MOS reports and it cover a 15 mile radius from Manchester Town hall, used to like that list then Greater Manchester came along!
keep as many lists as you can its fun, but
Keep birding.
Ian Woosey said
Fri Jul 10 9:34 AM, 2009
Thank you for your kind comments gentlemen, but I`m fine with my North-West list. It`s actually called a Greater CumLanCheshire List, and for the record it doesn`t include North Wales (which some people count for some strange reason).
And BTW Mr Rigby I had a NW list before GM Birding was ever invented, so sod off !
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Jul 10 12:08 AM, 2009
Mark Rigby wrote:
Ian,
So that is a Lancheshirechester list you are keeping now
If you add a few more counties, you could call it a British list
I have heard of starting off small and working your way up, but you take the biscuit.
Greater Manchester, Lancheshirechester, British-soon you will have a world list
why stop at a world list? He could have a Solar System list, or even better a Universe list!
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jul 10 12:02 AM, 2009
Ian,
So that is a Lancheshirechester list you are keeping now
If you add a few more counties, you could call it a British list
I have heard of starting off small and working your way up, but you take the biscuit.
Greater Manchester, Lancheshirechester, British-soon you will have a world list
Ian Woosey said
Thu Jul 9 11:21 PM, 2009
brandon mulhern wrote:
Does anyone else have this happen to them (going looking for one type of bird and being surprised by a totally different yet great sighting) seems to happen to us all the time.
A couple of months ago a Red Kite roosted overnight at a farm in Weston near Crewe, and short of somewhere to go that day we went to (hopefully) see the Kite. We had literally just stepped out of the car when a birder came running down the farm track yelling "Crane, Crane". We looked directly overhead and there was the said Common Crane flying over - a North-West blocker for me - totally unexpected ! Didn`t see the Kite though after all that..........
(Sorry Rob, but this was a twitching episode )
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Jul 9 10:45 PM, 2009
brandon mulhern wrote:
Does anyone else have this happen to them (going looking for one type of bird and being surprised by a totally different yet great sighting) seems to happen to us all the time.
That's the beauty of birding, it would be very boring if you always saw what you expected to see. And that's exactly the reason why I try to avoid twitching.
brandon mulhern said
Thu Jul 9 9:44 PM, 2009
hobby showing well and flying close over boddington arms this evening, had some great views for a good 10 minutes until it flew off towards morley green. still not seen the green woody but this was a new tick for me here! Does anyone else have this happen to them (going looking for one type of bird and being surprised by a totally different yet great sighting) seems to happen to us all the time.
-- Edited by brandon mulhern on Thursday 9th of July 2009 09:47:20 PM
mark gilligan said
Fri Jun 12 6:36 PM, 2009
Brandon I didnt take my kit yesterday. As I mentioned in my biog, I am a little lazy with birding as I like to 'watch'. I have just come in now from a 8 hour shoot at a wedding and am going back out for the evening reception now. That'll have me editing for two weeks as well as all the other jobs I have on at present so I'm afraid I dont do much. I will though! Posted a few yesterday but not sure they are on yet. Regars Mark
brandon mulhern said
Fri Jun 12 5:48 PM, 2009
thanks for that, i always look for it on the right side as you would come in as thats where most people see it! Did you in your professional capacity get any decent photos?
mark gilligan said
Fri Jun 12 11:37 AM, 2009
Brandon I parked on Racecourse by 'the board' and as I wasa putting my boots on I could hear a 'pecker'! I stayed for around an hour or so on the common and when I was returning just by the path that leads back to the car park near the board, I saw it fly across a small opening to my right. In essence, If you come in from where I parked and walk 25 yards and turn immediately left you'll see the 'glade'. It was there. Hope that helps?
brandon mulhern said
Thu Jun 11 9:27 PM, 2009
for those who don't know Lindow common is in Wilmslow just turn right after the boddington and dragon pub (formerly boddington arms).
Been there at least twice a week since jan looking for the green woody i see gs woody's regular, can i ask where he/she was? Normally it is sited on the racecourse rd side near lindow lane but i have never seen/heard it there even though lots of people see and hear it there! My normal walk round shows me chiff chaff and the resident pair of jays and most of your list, had some good views (and photos) of a juvenile cormorant some weeks back and of a raven, a few crows and lots of jackdaw but alas never mr green. Maybe i am colourblind! I know i am deaf too because my wife says i am, therefore i must be!
-- Edited by brandon mulhern on Thursday 11th of June 2009 09:34:49 PM
mark gilligan said
Thu Jun 11 3:08 PM, 2009
Just had a nice pleasant hour around the lake and common.
Nothing startling but saw the following:
Garden Warblers
Greenfinches
Long tailed Tit family of 7
Mallards
Coots and their young on the water
Buzzard over head
Kestrel hunting
Chaffinces
Goldfinches
Green Woodpecker
A nice stroll!
A very showy Garden Warbler was in fine song by the lake footpath in the North West corner.
Good numbers of Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcap also in song.
One Great Crested Grebe on the lake was the best on show there.
Nice but wet walk round the lake with the kids this afternoon. We weren't there that long but still saw a few species.
Female Bullfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Crested Grebe
Long-tailed and Blue Tit
Magpie
Jay
Buzzard
Canada Geese
Moorhen
Coot
Mallard
I only caught a quick glimpse and blurred photo. I thought the same about the time of year but it looked like it had that yellowish tint and white underbelly.
Mark, I would say a Wood warbler in December is almost as near to impossible as you get in birding - a Chiffchaff maybe?
-- Edited by Phil Barnett on Tuesday 6th of December 2016 07:56:20 AM
Over the past few visits to Lindow Common, I've been shocked by the lack of wildlife evident. However, I wasn't disappointed today whilst walking the dog.
Spotted between 11am- 12pm was:
Female Bullfinch
Buzzard
Woodpigeon
Magpie
Jay
Numerous Reed Bunting
Blue tit
Great tit
Long tailed tit
Goldcrest
Blackbird
Mallard
Moorhen
Black-headed gull
and what looked like a Wood Warbler.
All in all, a good day.
A Green Woodpecker was yaffling near the lake this morning, the first I've recorded here in over 15 years of visits.
Buzzard perched nearby.
3 Garden Warblers singing
pair of great crested grebes with 3 chicks
1 Cormorant
1 Reed Warbler singing - my first here
1 Whitethroat singing - my first here for several years
1 Garden Warbler singing
several Blackcaps, Willow Warblers & Chriffchaffs Singing
5 Long Tailed Tit fledglings
2 Great Crested Grebes + 2 chicks
2 Coots + 3 chicks
Also (as per Rory) a pair of Great-crested Grebe, with 2 well-grown chicks on Black Lake.
-- Edited by Henry Cook on Tuesday 15th of January 2013 01:13:14 PM
2 Blackcap,
4 Bullfinch,
2 Whitethroat,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
2 Nuthatch,
1 Treecreeper,
7 Mallard,
1 Moorhen,
1 Great Crested grebe,
-- Edited by Rory Newton on Wednesday 8th of August 2012 11:24:27 AM
Black Lake:
1 Moorhen,
5 Eclipse Mallards,
Coot with youngsters,
I had to tell a Lady to refrain from feeding the ducks as 2 loaves of Hovis white would not have solved the algae problem! Sorry about that...
Surrounding Heath land:
2 Bullfinches,
Treecreeper,
Sparrowhawk,
Wood pigeons,
Jackdaw,
Jay,
Also lots of little Toadlings Hopping about!
Woodland:
Blackcaps,
Chiffchaffs,
Great Spotted Woodpecker,
Collared Dove
Chaffinch + Young,
Usual Tits + Young,
Greenfinch,
Sorry for the Lengthy post,
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 9th of July 2012 08:28:59 PM
Round Black Lake:
Moorhens with 4 Chicks,
Coots with 2 Chicks,
5 Mallards,
2 Buzzards,
1 Sparrowhawk,
Garden Warbler,
In the Woods:
Chiffchaff(s),
Lots of Chicks,
Nuthatch and Treecreeper on the same Branch!
Jay(s),
Blackcap(s),
On The Heath:
Willlow Warbler(s)
Kestrel,
Common Whitethroat,
I have never seen Whitethroat here before, so that was special!
2 Great Crested Grebes (displaying)
Mallard with 2 Chicks
Coot with 1 chick
1 Garden Warbler
Blackcap(s)
Chiffchaff(s)
Willow warbler(s)
1 Goldcrest
1 Lapwing Over
Swifts
Swallows
House Martins
Don't see Lapwing here often so that's going down in the books!
-- Edited by Rory Newton on Sunday 20th of May 2012 03:00:06 PM
6 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler (which came within and inch of my face)
2 Bullfinch
Kestrel
Buzzard
Heron
2 Coot
1 Moorhen
2 Mallard
1 GSW
And all the usual birds around the common.
Also, a Meadow Pipit passed over the common, which is the first time I have ever seen one here!
8 Chiffchaffs
2 Blackcaps
1 Willow Warbler
2 Coots
4 Mallards
I Blackcap singing
I know a lot of migrants have been arriving earlier over the last few decades
- this seems particularly true though of Blackcaps - which now seem to arrive very much earlier.
I remember reading in Bell's Birds of Cheshire that Bell & Samuels' average arrival date for Blackcap in the wilmslow area was 22nd April (1960's I think)
These days they seem to be fairly widespread by the end of March.
Female Gadwall - a Lindow first for me
2 Great Crested Grebes - both humbugs doing well too
1 Kestrel - fairly reliable here, whilst declining elsewhere
1 Garden Warbler
1 Blackcap
4 Willow Warblers - including juvs
2 Chiffchaffs
There were three Great Crested Grebe on Black lake, along with a water vole and a Hobby!
A Kestrel and a buzzard were seen hunting over the heathland and lots of Willow Warblers in the woods.
A pair of Tawny Owls are nesting and roosting in the box looking over the heath, and can be seen very easily as they are now hunting during the day.
A male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was seen on a piece of deadwood by the lake.
A Garden and Grasshopper Warbler were also present with Swifts and Swallows.
nice little stroll to the common today, here are the sightings,
2 great crested grebe
canada geese
sparrowhawk
chiffchaff
coot
moorhen
nuthatch
bullfinch
comorant,
there is also a new kingfisher post and a tern raft.
2 Great Crested Grebes - courtship and mating
1 Chiffchaff - back and singing in the birch woodland
Thanks. Henry.
As for pre the GM website used to keep a Manchester list based on the MOS reports and it cover a 15 mile radius from Manchester Town hall, used to like that list then Greater Manchester came along!
keep as many lists as you can its fun, but
Keep birding.
And BTW Mr Rigby I had a NW list before GM Birding was ever invented, so sod off !
why stop at a world list? He could have a Solar System list, or even better a Universe list!
So that is a Lancheshirechester list you are keeping now
If you add a few more counties, you could call it a British list
I have heard of starting off small and working your way up, but you take the biscuit.
Greater Manchester, Lancheshirechester, British-soon you will have a world list
A couple of months ago a Red Kite roosted overnight at a farm in Weston near Crewe, and short of somewhere to go that day we went to (hopefully) see the Kite. We had literally just stepped out of the car when a birder came running down the farm track yelling "Crane, Crane". We looked directly overhead and there was the said Common Crane flying over - a North-West blocker for me - totally unexpected ! Didn`t see the Kite though after all that..........
(Sorry Rob, but this was a twitching episode
That's the beauty of birding, it would be very boring if you always saw what you expected to see. And that's exactly the reason why I try to avoid twitching.
-- Edited by brandon mulhern on Thursday 9th of July 2009 09:47:20 PM
I didnt take my kit yesterday. As I mentioned in my biog, I am a little lazy with birding as I like to 'watch'. I have just come in now from a 8 hour shoot at a wedding and am going back out for the evening reception now. That'll have me editing for two weeks as well as all the other jobs I have on at present so I'm afraid I dont do much. I will though! Posted a few yesterday but not sure they are on yet.
Regars
Mark
Did you in your professional capacity get any decent photos?
I parked on Racecourse by 'the board' and as I wasa putting my boots on I could hear a 'pecker'!
I stayed for around an hour or so on the common and when I was returning just by the path that leads back to the car park near the board, I saw it fly across a small opening to my right. In essence, If you come in from where I parked and walk 25 yards and turn immediately left you'll see the 'glade'. It was there.
Hope that helps?
Been there at least twice a week since jan looking for the green woody i see gs woody's regular, can i ask where he/she was? Normally it is sited on the racecourse rd side near lindow lane but i have never seen/heard it there even though lots of people see and hear it there! My normal walk round shows me chiff chaff and the resident pair of jays and most of your list, had some good views (and photos) of a juvenile cormorant some weeks back and of a raven, a few crows and lots of jackdaw but alas never mr green. Maybe i am colourblind! I know i am deaf too because my wife says i am, therefore i must be!
-- Edited by brandon mulhern on Thursday 11th of June 2009 09:34:49 PM