The Cotswold Water Park

CWP 95: 3 Redshank (1 pair displaying); Lapwing (8 incubating birds and territorial); male Shoveler; 2 male Garganey;    2 Black Headed Gull mobbing a heron and defending a possible nest site;  Tufted Duck (5 pairs + 2M);   Gadwall (4 pairs + 5M);  12 male Mallard (and brood of 40; Dunlin in summer plumage;  3 Moorhen;  1 male Cetti's Warbler;   1 male Garden Warbler;   Ringed Plover;   Canada Goose (brooding or incubating); 4 Mute Swan;  2 Grey Heron;   2male Skylark;  1 male Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer (2 different territories, presumed 2 pairs) (Gareth Harris)

CWP 82: Oystercatcher (display flight -1 pair) (Gareth Harris)

CWP 104:  43 Mute Swan;  Reed Bunting (17 males); male Chiffchaff; 2 Kingfisher;  1 male Red Crested Pochard;  11  Tufted Duck;  2 male Blackcap;  great crested grebe (1 pair); Coot with brood of 3; 2 male Song Thrush; 5+ Greenfinch; 2 Greylag Goose (brood of 5); 2 Greylag Goose ( brood of 4);  2 male Garden Warbler; Oystercatcher;  2 Canada Goose  (brood of 1);   2 Canada Goose (brood of 4) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Gareth Harris)

River Coln / Fairford: Kingfisher  (1 pair);  2 male Chiffchaff;  2 male Song Thrush and 2 male Reed Bunting (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