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.

21 July 2008

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 21/7/2008 at 20:31 . Permalink.

CWP 72/4 (From the new hides) c50 Curlews, c8 Common Terns, Kingfisher pursued by 2 Crows, Lesser Whitethroat, Red Crested Pochard Robin Griffiths

CWP 74: from Twitcher Gate 44 Mute Swan, 10 Great Crested Grebes, 23 Cormorant, 10 Greylag Geese, 50+ Lapwing (but many more, mostly obscured!), 10+ Common Tern, including fledged juveniles, 35+ Lesser Black Backed Gull, 20+ Black Headed Gull. Gareth Harris

Kent End Farm Quarry: No waders. 1 Little Egret (no colour rings), 1 Grey Heron (no wing tags). Gareth Harris

CWP 126 (Claydon Pike), viewable from footpath behind Whelford Pools GWT. 3 sp Dunlin, 10+ Common Tern (inc 4 juvs), 2 pairs of Little Grebe (with broods), Shelduck with 1 juvenile, 5 adult Lesser Black Backed Gull, 21 Black Headed Gulls (inc 3 juvs), 3 Oystercatcher, 140 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret Gareth Harris

CWP 125: 9 Common Tern, 5 Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebe and 33 Canada Goose. Gareth Harris

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