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.

4 May 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 4/5/2006 at 18:10 . Permalink.

Cerney Wick: Oystercatcher (1 pair) birds doing vigorous flight display over A419 and Cerney Wick (Gareth Harris)

CWP 33/34: Nightingale (Gareth Harris)

Eysey Manor Farm: Little Gull (1st Summer Plumage) (Gareth Harris)

Latton Silt Ponds: male Reed Bunting (Gareth Harris)

RAF Fairford: 2 Little Owl (MOD GCN Workshop)

Swillbrook Farm, Minety: Lesser Whitethroat; 2 male Reed Bunting; 2 male Willow Warbler; 2 male Blackcap; 2 male Garden Warbler; 2 pairs of Goldfinch; 2 Buzzard and 15+ House Sparrow. (Gareth Harris / Paul Darby )

The Manor House, Shorncote, Cirencester: Little Owl (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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