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.

2 January 2007

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CWP 74: Great Northern Diver (first winter) showing well from Twitchers Gate at midday. (Gareth Harris) Pintail (pair) (Nigel Pleass)

Waterhay: 5 Pintail (4 drakes over); Juv male Peregrine; 4 Buzzard; 750+ Lapwing; 53 Snipe; 1 Jack Snipe; 2 Green Woodpecker; Stonechat (male); 350 Fieldfare; 100 Redwing (Nigel Pleass)

Flooded fields around Waterhay: 500+ Lapwing; Weasel giving a young rat a good thrashing! (Gareth Harris)

Flooded fields downstream of Cricklade: 400+ Lapwing ; 300+ Lesser Black Back Gull; 200+ Black Headed Gulls; 10+ Skylark; Large flock of Fieldfare/Redwing; 2 Roe Deer (Gareth Harris)

CWP 84/85: Shorncote Reedbed - accessible but wellies or waders preferable: water levels across whole reserve very high. 300+ Teal; 50+ Gadwall; 20+ Wigeon; 2+ Reed Bunting (Gareth Harris)

CWP 68C: Teal 77; Shelduck 3; Pintail 14 flying over (7 pairs) (Nigel Pleass)

CWP 44: 1 Smew (redhead) (Nigel Pleass)

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