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.

19 July 2008

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 19/7/2008 at 19:38 . Permalink.

CWP 68c: Generally fairly quiet. Mallard, Coot, 5-6 Blue tits feeding on Reeds, Heard Water Rail several times bit did not see it. Grey Heron Yellow Wing tag DZ red leg band, Little Egret landed but when it saw the heron it flew off. 2 Common Terns, Moorhen, Large flock of Starlings went down in the reeds opposite the hide stayed about 30-40 mins then flew off.. John Rock

CWP 59: Common Tern fishing, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, 6 Mute Swan, Coot John Rock

CWP 83: 6 Greylag Geese on grass. lots of coot, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Common Tern John Rock

CWP 74: from twitchers gate. Black Tailed Godwit Chris Walker

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