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.

30 April 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 30/4/2006 at 19:27 . Permalink.

At CWP 46/48 9 male Nightingale, 10 Garden Warbler, 3 prs of Great Crested Grebe, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Bunting, Kingfisher. (Nick Adams)

At CWP16, 6+ Common Terns and 1+ Arctic Tern and a first-summer Little Gull in the morning (two first-summer's seen in the afternoon). Also a Garden Warbler, 15 Swifts and four Red Crested Pochards (3m, 1f). (Mike King/Nick Goatman/John Overfield per Gloster Birder).

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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