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.

1 April 2007

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CWP 95. 2 Blacktailed Godwits, 4 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher. 10 Sand Martin / 1 Swallow, 2 treecreeper, Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing. John Bayliss

CWP 82. 4 Little Ringed Plover; 17 Greylag Goose; 2 Dunlin; 1 Oystercatcher; 2 Redshank; 1+ Lapwing John Grearson, John Bayliss

CWP 31: 2 great crested grebe; 1 pair red crested pochard Angela Pomfret

CWP 79: 2 Shelduck; 1 Lapwing; 20+ Wigeon; 8 tufted duck; 2 gadwall; 2 mute swan; 1 Redshank; 1male Skylark Angela Pomfret

CWP 79a: 1 Green Sandpiper; 50+ Sand Martin; 2 gadwall; 2 tufted duck Angela Pomfret

CWP 84: 4 little grebe; 12 tufted duck Angela Pomfret

CWP 85b: 6 Little Egret; 1 Grey Heron; 1 little grebe Angela Pomfret

Kent End Farm Quarry: 2 Little Ringed Plover John Grearson

CWP 29: 1 red head Smew; 1 Wheatear Richard Hearn

CWP 35: 2 goosander Richard Hearn

CWP 74:17 (6 male and 11 female) Goldeneye Richard Hearn

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