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.

15 June 2008

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 15/6/2008 at 19:41 . Permalink.

Tawny Owl daytime roost adjacent to CWP64 along Thames footpath also Cettis Warbler singing; Black Swan Nigel Pleass

CWP 92: Little Grebe three adults; Red Crested Pochard eight juv with female.; Tufted Duck two small young with female Nigel Pleass

CWP29: Canada Goose two broods 6/7 plus 21 adults; Little Ringed Plover fledged juv with adult. Nigel Pleass (Hot air balloon landed adjacent to LRP's and despite all the activity to pack the balloon away and the passengers, birds were back on small gravel area after they had left!) Nigel Pleass; Keith Perkins

CWP68D: Cotswold Water Park Ringing Group had caught Redstart & Kingfisher by nine o'clock..

CWP 9: Cotswold Sailing Club. Breeding Oystercatcher (please observe from Public Right of Way)Kevin Weatherhead

Oystercatchers courtesy of Kevin Weatherhead

CWP 43: 3 Great spotted woodpecker; 8 male reed bunting; 3 Garden warbler, Sedge warbler, 7 Common tern, 3-Hobby, Buzzard, Jay, pair and 3 juv Great crested grebe, pair of mute swan and cygnet, pair of red pochard and 3 juv, 3 Heron Keith Perkins

CWP 62: 4 Common tern, 1 male Reed bunting, 3 Goldfinch Keith Perkins

Kent end quarry: 32 lapwing, Keith Perkins

CWP 12: 5 Common tern Keith Perkins

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