The Cotswold Water Park

The Cotswold Water Park (CWP) lies in 40 square miles of farmland and wetland between Cirencester, Swindon and Lechlade. To date 145 lakes have been flooded (April 2006) and this is set to increase over 50 years, creating other wetland habitats. CWP holds nationally important numbers of wintering waterbird, e.g. Smew, Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Coot and Pochard. In Spring and Summer visitors can hear Nightingales or see flocks of Hobby’s migrating through.

21 April 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 21/4/2006 at 17:54 . Permalink.

‘BirdGuides’ is reporting an immature spoonbill flying east over CWP 74 this afternoon.

Blakehill Farm, Cricklade (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Reserve) 1 short eared owl; 9 wheatear; 3 curlew and 15 + meadow pipit. (Ali Swainston)

CWP 46/48 (Swillbrook Lakes) At dusk 5 nightingale; 2 cuckoo (1m and 1f); 2 sedge warbler; 1 great spotted woodpecker and 2 coot with a brood of 4 (1 day old) (Gareth Harris)

After your visits to the Cotswold Water Park you can help us and other birders by sending in your records.

We welcome all records. These can be sent to this site by using the Email link or direct to gareth.harris-at-waterpark.org

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