The Cotswold Water Park

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Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 1/7/2012 at 12:29 . Permalink.

The aim of this blog is to highlight recent sightings within the Water Park.

Please help us by sending in your sightings and photographs. Either use the email link or direct to cwp_birdsightings-at-hotmail.co.uk (Replace -at- with @)

For general information on the Water Park, visit the Cotswold Water Park Society website or the Gateway Centre near the A419. For directions to the Water Park use this link.

For a leaflet on birds in the Water Park download this PDF File. Maps with lake numbers for the Western, Central and Eastern sections of the Water Park can be downloaded or can be picked up at the Gateway Centre.

For further information on birding nearby try Gloster Birder , Wiltshire Ornithological Society or Swindon Birds.

7 February 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 7/2/2010 at 10:30 . Permalink.

CWP 29: 4 smew (2 male) Toni Jones per WOS

CWP 126: 2 Drake Smew Richard James

Eysey:  All of the floodwater has now gone and just one group of around 40 Black Headed Gulls. Malcolm Royal

North Meadow: A lot less water here as well. Only birds of note were a flock of around 100 Pied Wagtails. Malcolm Royal

  CWP 114:  Along with a good number of the Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard and Tufted were 11 Goldeneye and 5 Pintail. More than 20 Cormorants, 4 Little Grebe and 3 Grey Heron. Malcolm Royal

Kent End:  52 Lapwing, Malcolm Royal

CWP 74:  7 Goldeneye, good numbers of Wigeon, 250+ Lapwing, 2 Shelduck.   Malcolm Royal

CWP 59: 26 Gadwall , 6 Canada Geese, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 Wigeon, 1 Jay, 7 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe 20 Coot. Angela & Steve Pomfret

CWP 68C: 60 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 2 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot. Angela & Steve Pomfret

CWP 68B; 500+ Lapwing, 2 Tufted Duck, 100+ Black Headed Gulls, 3 Golden Plover. Angela & Steve Pomfret

5 February 2010

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Shorncote: CWP 84 & 85: 3 Cetti's Warbler in song Kim Milsom

CWP 89: 2 green sandpiper; 2 grey partridge Kim Milsom

CWP 68C:  61 Teal, 2 Water Rail. 2 Snipe, Buzzard. Malcolm Royal

CWP 68A: 9 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, c300 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Shelduck. Malcolm Royal

CWP 62: 2 Smew (1m 1 Redhead), Wigeon, 1 Little Grebe.   Malcolm Royal

CWP 97: Green Sandpiper, 4 Barnacle Geese, 3 Roe Deer.  Malcolm Royal

4 February 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 4/2/2010 at 09:29 . Permalink.

Eysey: 4 Bewick Swans; 2 shelduck; 3 green sandpiper Kim Milsom

CWP 16: Roost - 400+ black headed gull; 500+ common gull; 70+ herring gull; 1 yellow legged gull Kim MIlsom

2 February 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 2/2/2010 at 09:28 . Permalink.

At least 2 male smew on CWP 114, despite the nearby bird scarer. They were quite nervous. Fraser Hart

CWP 74, Twitchers Gate: Lesser Scaup type hybrid duck;, 35 goldeneye; 50 wigeon 300 teal and other duck using the scrapes. No smew found at 29, 30 35 or 44 Nigel Pleass

1 February 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 1/2/2010 at 21:23 . Permalink.

Receding Floodwaters at Eysey Manor farm: 3 Green Sandpipers Kim Milsom

Flooded fields at Water Eaton farm: 5 Bewicks Swans Kim Milsom

31 January 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 31/1/2010 at 17:38 . Permalink.

CWP 114: Pintail, Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 8 Goldeneye, 30 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 50 Teal, 6 Shoveler, a Redpoll & Siskin with 14 Goldfinch and 3 Bullfinch. Steve Davies

Kempsford Lakes: 9 Goosander, 6 Stock Dove, Buzzard Steve Davies

CWP 74 (Twitcher's): 1,000 lapwing, Ruff , 2 Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Shelduck

(Gull Roost) 1st winter iceland gull briefly in gull roost, then flew towards lake 16. 1,080 herring gull, 500 lesser black-backed gull, 475 black-headed gull, 125 common gull, 2 yellow-legged gull, 36 goldeneye, 6 shelduck, 4 curlew, 1 chiffchaff and 4 water rail. Steve Davies; Nick Adams

CWP 300: 2 Snipe Steve Davies

CWP 95: 1 green sandpiper Nick Adams

CWP 91: 93 canada goose, 3 coot Nick Adams

CWP 10: 2 water rail Nick Adams

CWP 9: 9 barnacle goose, 85 gadwall, 13 goldeneye, 6 cormorant, 158 wigeon, 1 little grebe, 20 pochard, 25 tufted duck, 12 mallard, 85 coot and a green woodpecker. Nick Adams

Eysey: Green Woodpecker, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 26 Pied Wagtail, Mixed flock of Black Headed, Herring, Lesser Black Backed and a few Common Gull. Malcolm Royal

North Meadow Cricklade: 30 + Lapwing, 87 Pied Wagtail, 9 Teal, Buzzard, Small flock of Fieldfare and Redwing. Malcolm Royal

Water Eaton: 5 Bewick Swans. Malcolm Royal

CWP 64: 1m Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard   Mark Brooks
CWP 38: 1m Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 1 pair Goldeneye   Mark Brooks
CWP 29: 14 Cormorant, 1 redhead Smew, many Wigeon, Mallard, Gadwall, GC Grebe, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Coot, Mute Swan 10 Canada Geese on path   Mark Brooks
CWP 30: 2 Buzzard, 1 pair Red Crested Pochard, 1 Pair Smew, 9m & 10f Goosander, 1 Little Grebe   Mark Brooks

RSPB Garden Birdwatch Ashton Keynes: Blackbird 6, Blue Tit 2, Chaffinch 5, Collared Dove 1, Dunnock 2, Goldfinch 4, Greenfinch 10, Hse Sparrow 5, Starling 12, Woodpigeon 1, Blackcap 1f, Reed Bunting 3, Pied Wagtail 1, Jackdaw 2, Wren 1.       Mark Brooks

Dunnock by Nigel Gardener

30 January 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 30/1/2010 at 13:31 . Permalink.

juvenile buzzard enjoying some winter sun near CWP 83. Nigel Gardener

29 January 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 29/1/2010 at 10:41 . Permalink.

Water Eaton Farm: 5 Bewicks Swans by Water Eaton House viewable from road; Flock of 60 Chaffinch Jon Mercer; Malcolm Royal; Kim Milsom

Flooded Field downstream of Water Eaton: 1500-2000 Teal, 200-300 Wigeon, 10 Shoveler, 26 Snipe, 92 lapwing, 1 water Rail Kim Milsom

Ashton Keynes: Female Blackcap on garden feeders Mark Brooks

CWP 28:  2 Goosander. Malcolm Royal

CWP 29:  2 Goosander, 5 Cormorants, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Pochard, Green Woodpecker, Herring Gull.   Malcolm Royal

CWP 30:  Smew (f), 3 Goosander, Little Egret, Red Crested Pochard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Black Headed Gull, Gadwall, Greylag. Malcolm Royal

CWP 44:  5 Goosander, R C Pochard, Heron, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Wigeon. Malcolm Royal

CWP 12:  6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, Herring Gull.   Malcolm Royal

28 January 2010

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 28/1/2010 at 20:38 . Permalink.

Bewicks still present on flooded fields, also an Adult Yellow Legged Gull Kim Milsom

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