CWP 16 gull roost:   1,170 lesser black-backed gull, 4,900 black-headed gull, 310 common gull, 30 herring gull, yellow-legged gull, 17 goldeneye, 36 gadwall, 3 grey wagtail, little egret and a flock of c100 greenfinch roost in nearby conifers. Nick Adams

CWP 74: Male pintail, c800 lapwing, c200 herring gull and c500 lesser black-backed gull. Nick Adams

CWP 46/48:  7 (1 male) smew, 6 (4 male) goosander, male pintail, 4 gadwall, 9 pochard, 5 tufted duck, 2 goldeneye, 20 mallard, 15 teal, 4 lesser redpoll, siskin, brambling, kingfisher, marsh tit, 3 bullfinch and a grey wagtail. Nick Adams

Please only view from the footpath to reduce the disturbance to the wildfowl.

Great White Egret seen on a private site, Cotswold Water Park (Eastern Section). Bird seen on lake edge before flying south.
 
If bird is re-sighted again, please check for colour rings. Please observe this bird from public rights of way and permissive footpaths.
 
CWP 119b:   Shoveler, Siskin 6, House Sparrow 15-20, Bullfinch 2, Kestrel  Steve Davies

CWP 118:   Marsh Tit 2, Siskin 5, Redpoll 4, Goldfinch 5, Steve Davies

CWP 46/48:  5 (1 male) smew, 3 (2 male) goosander, 4 gadwall, 4 goldeneye, 12 water rail, kingfisher, 2 siskin, 2 lesser redpoll, chiffchaff and a cetti’s warbler.  Nick Adams; Jon Mercer

CWP 68c and 68d:  13 water rail, 3 cetti’s warbler, c20 reed bunting, 8 snipe, siskin, c100 teal.  Nick Adams

On behalf of everyone associated with the Cotswold Water Park and this website can we please thank you all for your sightings and support during 2007.

Best Wishes for the Festive Season and the best of birding in 2008.

Bob Philpott and Gareth Harris.

CWP46/48: (Swillbrook Lakes)  2 redhead goosander, c150 teal, c100 mallard, male shoveler, 4 water rail, 3 kingfisher, male cetti’s warbler, chiffchaff, 2 green woodpecker and 3 lesser redpoll.  Nick Adams

CWP 29: 1 Smew (redhead), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goosander, 3 Chiffchaff  Steve Davies

CWP 79: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker  Steve Davies

CWP 74: 2 Buzzards, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Ruddy Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow Legged Gull, (also possible Caspian Gull) Steve Davies

Redwings, Fieldfares and Goldfinches throughout CWP.  Steve Davies

Also a possible Harrier Sp. perched on a post opposite CWP 95 on Fridays Ham Lane.  Steve Davies

CWP46: Swillbrook.   Report on WOS Grapevine of female red breasted merganser in company with a number of goosander and female smew flying around area.

CWP 16:  red-necked grebe now on this lake.  287 wigeon, 36 gadwall, 14 Goldeneye, c2,000 lesser black-backed gull (inc. 2 showing characteristics of the race intermedius), c6,000 black-headed gull, 500 common gull, 300 herring gull (inc 3 showing characteristics of the race argentatus), ad yellow-legged gull.  Nick Adams

CWP 6:  29 Coot, 15 Tufted Duck, 8 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 3 Water Rail, 1 Great Crested Grebe, and 1 Grey Heron  Gareth Harris

CWP 44:  61 Coot, 1 male Goosander, 13 Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebes. 2 Chiffchaffs calling. Gareth Harris

CWP 57:   24 Moorhen, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 38 Pochard, 89 Wigeon, 51 Tufted Duck, 6 Goldeneye (3 males), 18 Shoveler, 1 Water Rail, 2 Goosander.  Gareth Harris

CWP 41:  15 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck 14 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 2 Goosander.  Gareth Harris
 
CWP 46/48 ;   Swillbrook Lakes;  3 Smew, (1 male, 2 redheads), 4 Goosander (1 male, 3 redheads), 1 Water Rail, 8 Pochard, 23 Coot and 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch.  Gareth Harris