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 December 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 15/12/2006 at 17:30 . Permalink.

CWP 74: Great Northern Diver (Gareth Harris)

CWP 57: (within Lower Mill Village) 20+ Goldfinch, 25+ Greenfinch, 10+ Chaffinch, 4+ Bullfinch, 10+ Lesser Redpoll, 1 Reed Bunting, 3+ Siskin (Gareth Harris)

CWP 57: 14 Snipe, 13 Ruddy Duck, 3 male & 7 Redhead Goldeneye, 89 shoveler, 45 tufted duck (Gareth Harris)

CWP 44: 7male Goosander, 10 Red crested pochard (Gareth Harris)

CWP 42: Green Woodpecker (Gareth Harris)

CWP 41: 315 Coot, 378 Wigeon, 65 Gadwall, 54 Mallard, 42 Teal, 41 tufted duck, 19 Pintail (Gareth Harris)

CWP 46/48: Black Swan, Water Rail, 1male Goosander, 3+ Bullfinch (Gareth Harris)

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