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.

10 May 2008

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 10/5/2008 at 14:31 . Permalink.

CWP 68c: 9 Gadwall, 1 Shelduck Ken Cypher

CWP 59: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Hobby Ken Cypher

CWP 75: 8 Red Crested Pochard Ken Cypher

CWP 74: 1 Cuckoo Ken Cypher

CWP 95: 1 Hobby; Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, Woodpigeons "wing clapping" Ken Cypher; Steve Davies

Kent End Pit: 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, Curlew Ken Cypher; Steve Davies

Lower Mill area: 2 Hobby, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Common Tern, Nightingale, Whitethroat, 2 pairs of Mallards with Ducklings, pair of Canada Geese with Goslings, several Brimstones and Common Blue Damselflies Steve Davies

Brimstone courtesy of Steve Davies

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