22 April 2006 - First Hobby arrives!
CWP 46/48 (Swillbrook Lakes) A hobby and garden warbler at 11.25. (Nick Adams) 1 male garganey; 6 male nightingale and 1 garden warbler (Nigel Pleass)
CWP 57: 1 pair of oystercatcher (Nigel Pleass) 2 common terns and a cuckoo. A garden warbler in song by entrance to the lakes here at
CWP 58: 1 garganey (same bird as at 46/48) (Nick Adams)
CWP 95: 1 pair of garganey (seen at same time as bird on CWP 58); 2 whimbrel; 2 dunlin (Nigel Pleass). 1 greater spotted woodpecker; yellow wagtail (Bob Philpott)
CWP 16 this afternoon a first-summer little gull dropped in for ten minutes only, also eight common terns still present there. (Steve Owen per Gloster Birder).
CWP 68a/72: 1 nightingale (Gareth Harris)
Blakehill Farm, Cricklade (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Reserve) 1 short eared owl; 15+ wheatear; 2 whinchat; 1 whitethroat; and 1 + yellow wagtail. (Nigel Pleass)
River Coln / Fairford: 1 pair mute swan; 2 male reed bunting; 1 willow warbler; 1 blackcap and 3 male song thrush. (Gareth Harris)
Ampney Brook / Latton: 1 kingfisher; 1 great spotted woodpecker; 1 female sparrowhawk and 1 little grebe. (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