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.

17 April 2008

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 17/4/2008 at 21:58 . Permalink.

CWP 82: 6 Yellow wagtails and 1 white wagtail Chris Walker

Kent End Quarry: 13 (!) Yellow Wagtails including 12 in the scope together - also a Greenshank, 3 Ruff still present. Jon Mercer

CWP 46/48: Swillbrook. 3 Nightingales singing this morning, one seen. Several blackcap, Peacock Butterfly, Jon Mercer; Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

CWP 6: Reed Warbler singing Jon Mercer

Keynes Park CWP 31: Reed Warbler singing. Sedge Warblers now widely scattered. Yellow Wagtail. 4 Red Crested Pochard Jon Mercer; Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

CWP 79: 4 Little ringed plover, 2 Ringed plover, Redshank, 4 Little Ringed plover, 1 Green sandpiper, 1 Dunlin (breeding plumage) Jon Mercer; Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

CWP 84: Shorncote Hayward Hide: 2 Little egrets, Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, Many sandmartins, 1 swallow, 1 Nesting mute swan. Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

CWP 85: Shorncote next hide up path; 3 little egrets; 25 black Headed Gulls feeding over water Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

Clattinger Farm: Blackcap, 1 long Tailed tit, Thousands of snakeshead Fritillary, 1 Roe Deer, Cluster of Rudd in river Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

CWP 57: 2 Red Crested Pochards Felicity Cobb / MIke Robinson

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