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.

27 August 2008

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 27/8/2008 at 15:22 . Permalink.

CWP 68d: Cetti's Warbler showing well (for a Cetti's Warbler) and singing, also Reed Warbler family Robin Griffiths

CWP 68c: Spotted Redshank juv. feeding actively all the while, 2 Green Sandpipers Robin Griffiths

CWP 59: Reed Warbler feeding young, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler calling, Kingfisher

Robin Griffiths

CWP 74: Yellow Wagtail over Robin Griffiths

By Gateway centre: female Common Blue butterfly Robin Griffiths

Blakehill: Redstart (been present at least a month), 3 Wheatears, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, 13 Common Blues, 11 Small Coppers Robin Griffiths

The satellite tagged Osprey from Loch Garten (Nethy) is still being reported as hanging around Fairford. There is a report on the RSPB site of this bird having been sighted near a trout stream but exact location unknown.

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