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.

1 August 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 1/8/2006 at 20:36 . Permalink.

CWP 95: Wood Sandpiper still showing at 19.00 hours with 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egrets and a Kingfisher. (Reported on BirdGuides).

CWP 79: 1 Tufted Duck + brood of 6; 200+ Sand Martin; 15+ Tufted Duck; 2 juv Little Ringed Plover; 2 Skylark; 30+ Lesser Black Backed Gull (2 col ring); 150+ Black Headed Gull; 230 Canada Goose; 1 Common Sandpiper; 1 Little Egret; 1 Green Sandpiper; 1 juv Mediterranean Gull (Gareth Harris / Nick Adams / Robin Ward)

CWP 84: 1 Common Sandpiper (Gareth Harris / Nick Adams / Robin Ward)

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