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 October 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 15/10/2006 at 08:18 . Permalink.

Over Waterhay car park:- 3 Siskin, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, many Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Alba Wagtail. (Nick Adams)

CWP 82: - 20 Pochard, male Aythya hybrid (Pochard x Tufted Duck), 5 Wigeon, 10 Great Crested Grebe. (Nick Adams)

CWP 83: - 2 Cormorant, 1 Pochard, c100 Canada Goose, c40 Greylag. (Nick Adams)

CWP 68d: - c15 Reed Bunting, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler and Raven over. (Nick Adams)

CWP 68c: - 2 Water Rail, 45 Teal, 6 Snipe, c10 Reed Bunting, 8 Gadwall. (Nick Adams)

CWP 59: - c30 Curlew, 2 Teal, c100 Black-headed Gull & Raven over. (Nick Adams)

Thames Path - still good numbers of Common Darter and Migrant Hawker. (Nick Adams)

CWP 104: 37 Coot; 7 Great crested grebe; 6 Mute swan; 68 Tufted duck; 41 Mallard; 6 Black headed gull; 2 Red crested pochard; 41 pochard; 1 moorhen; 2 canada goose (Pete Evans)

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