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.

26 December 2006

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 26/12/2006 at 19:03 . Permalink.

CWP 74: (Twitchers Gate). 1 Great Northern Diver eating a huge fish! 10+ Great Crested Grebe; 70+ Shoveler; 33+ Pochard; 10+ Goldeneye; 700+ Lapwing; 4 Reed Bunting; 1 Chiffchaff (Gareth Harris)

CWP 44: 7M & 1RH Goosander; 163 Red Crested Pochard (Gareth Harris)

CWP 57: 40 Shoveler; 17 Pochard; 45 Tufted Duck; 2M & 8RH Goldeneye; 1 Water Rail; 40+ Goldfinch; 4 Reed Bunting; 100+ Lapwing over(Gareth Harris)

CWP 41: 59 Gadwall; 23 Shoveler; 339 Coot; 103 Wigeon; 2 Goldeneye (Gareth Harris)

CWP 58: 43 Pochard (Gareth Harris)

CWP 46/48: 2M Goosander; 1 Water Rail; 2 Great Crested Grebe; 3 + Bullfinch and 1 Goldcrest heard Gareth Harris)

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