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.

19 December 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 19/12/2006 at 23:29 . Permalink.

CWP 74: Great Northern Diver still present this afternoon along with 6 Goldeneye. (Bob Shiret)

(Photo Courtesy of Bob Shiret)

CWP 68d: Kingfisher (Michael Fox)

River Thames, Waterhay: Black Swan; 2 Ad and 1 imm Mute Swan at carpark; 11 Mute Swan on river or flooded fields (Michael Fox; Peter Farmer)

Footpath to CWP 68: 7 or more Long Tailed Tits, several Great Tits, Blue Tits & Robins. (Peter Farmer)

CWP 68c: many Teal, 1 Wren in reeds in front of hide, 1 Grey Heron with tag DZ over far side. 2 Moorhen, Large flock of Lapwing (c.200) circling over far side of lake (Peter Farmer)

CWP 59: 7 pairs of Tufted Duck, many Coot, 3 Great Crested Grebe.(Peter Farmer)

1 Wood mouse hopping along footpath on return walk to carpark.(Peter Farmer)

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