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.

16 May 2007

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Waterhay car park: 1 Cetti's warbler Felicity Cobb

Fields by CWP 82/83: 12 Greylag geese; 4 Lapwing; 12 Swallows; Mute swans nesting Felicity Cobb

CWP 60: 3 Red-crested pochards Felicity Cobb

CWP 60a: 2 Mute swans with 4 cygnets Felicity Cobb

CWP 95: 4 Grey heron; 1 Buzzard; several Lapwing Felicity Cobb

CWP 74 : 30 Black-headed gulls on nesting platforms; 1 male Cuckoo heard Felicity Cobb

CWP 5: 1 little Ringed Plover; 15+ Black Headed Gull; 8 Common tern; 2 male Pochard; 1 male Ruddy Duck Gareth Harris

CWP 4: 45 mute swan; 2 Greylag Goose; 1 male Nightingale Gareth Harris

CWP 77: 2 male Nightingale Gareth Harris

CWP 40: 1 male Cuckoo Gareth Harris

CWP 46/48: 1 male Cuckoo Gareth Harris

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