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.

5 November 2009

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 5/11/2009 at 21:30 . Permalink.

Waterhay Car Park     flock of 11 Magpies   John Rock

CWP 68d: At 7:00 am starlings were leaving reeds in dribs and drabs ; at 7:10 there was one
large flight and they were gone.   John Rock

CWP 68c   Grey Heron, Curlew    2, Teal    25, Moorhen    3, Blackbird, Magpie    2 collecting bits and pieces from lake edge, Water Rail heard, Green sandpiper    3,  Willow Warbler   John Rock

CWP 59: Black headed Gull    26, Teal   6, Coot    15, Wigeon    30ish, Mallard    4, Mute Swan John Rock

On path mixed flock of mainly Fieldfare and some Redwing around 15 birds.   John Rock

Fieldfare by John Rock

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