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.

15 July 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 15/7/2006 at 10:26 . Permalink.

CWP 57: 1 Oystercatcher; 15+ Common Tern; 7 Black Headed Gull; 1 Adult Ringed Plover; 2 juv Little Ringed Plover; 1 Adult Common Gull; 1 Adult female Ruddy Duck; 3 Tufted Duck + brood of 2 & 4; 1 Mute Swan + brood of 2; 20 Great Crested Grebe; 1 Green Sandpiper; 4 imm Grey Heron; 1 Kingfisher (Gareth Harris)

CWP 44: 1 Tufted Duck + brood of 5; 2 Mute Swan + brood of 2 (Gareth Harris)

CWP 41: ; 27 Mute Swan; 21 Ad & 2 juv Great Crested Grebe; 4 Tufted Duck + broods of 7, 3, 6 & 7; 1 Kingfisher (Gareth Harris)

CWP 77: 1 Tufted Duck + brood of 1;2 Great Crested Grebe + brood of 4 (Gareth Harris)

CWP 95: 1 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpipers, also flock of 35 Curlews not seen until flushed by aircraft from Air Tattoo. (Jon Mercer)

CWP 68c: 10 Green Sandpiper; 1 Snipe; 1 Redshank (Matt Prior / Nick Adams)

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